It's not quite as simple as that, Ed.
There are three categories of labeling in the retail market place:
1. Those regulated by the federal government -- FPLA, FDA regulations,
USDA regulations, etc.
2. Those ignored by the federal government but regulated by the various
states and territories -- set by those governments and generally
following the recommendations of the Uniform Packaging and Labeling
Regulation (UPLR) put forth by the National Conference on Weights and
Measures (NCWM).
3. Everything else -- no regulations (2 scoops of raisins).
The FPLA pertains to the first category. The issue on this thread
relates to the second category. NY state is now, apparently, the last
holdout on adopting or adapting the 2000 version of the UPLR.
Jim
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On 2013-01-19 12:43, Edward Schlesinger wrote:
On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 12:17 PM, <[email protected]
<mailto:[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.
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*From: * mechtly, eugene a <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>;
*To: * U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]
<mailto:[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.
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Sincerely,
Edward B.
