On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 12:17 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I do hope the amendment will be presented to congress. The FPLA I believe > has mostly been the same since 1994. It's time for it to be updated. > > > ------------------------------ > * From: * mechtly, eugene a <[email protected]>; > * To: * U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]>; > * Subject: * [USMA:52197] SI-Only Labeling > * Sent: * Fri, Jan 18, 2013 5:45:03 PM > > I just learned from an employee at NIST that: > > 1. The State of New York is the single only remaining state that does > not permit SI-only labeling. > You may recall that Alabama *was* the second to last state to permit > SI-only labeling. > > 2. NIST is still *actively* promoting revision of the FPLA to *permit* > SI-only labeling on consumer products regulated by Federal Laws as opposed > to products regulated only by state laws. > > Eugene Mechtly > > Hi all! The matter of FPLA update is important and I think NY State follows Federal Law on labeling and packaging.
-- Sincerely, Edward B.
