I do not think it is resistance on the part of New York. I think as long as dual labeling is required on a Federal level, New York State wishes for the most constancy on all products groceries, drugs, or hardware statewide. As pointed out, part of the FPLA does not require SI, only USC to stand alone. The UPLR I have to read closer to see the diference between the two. New York City is a large port for goods into and out of the United States. To have SI units alone on lables, the whole country would need to transition to SI before New York State would stop dual labeling for SI units alone.
On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 6:22 AM, Paul Trusten <[email protected]> wrote: > Eric, now there is only one left--New York State. > > > Paul Trusten, Reg. Pharmacist > Vice President > U.S. Metric Association, Inc. > Midland, Texas USA > www.metric.org > +1(432)528-7724 > [email protected] > > > On Jun 5, 2013, at 7:17, Eric Kow <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I'm somewhat interested in the metric-only option of the UPLR, partly > > because there's a sense of progress. On some websites, you see > > Hawaii, New Jersey, New York and Alabama as the last 4 states not to > > adopt this option, and on others you see only New York and Alabama > > remaining. I take it this means there was recent progress. > > > > Was this progress in any way related to USMA-led drives/efforts, or > > did they just sort of happen organically, as it were? > > > > Whatever became of the recent efforts towards New York and Alabama? I > > notice searching the mailing lists there were some calls for residents > > of their states to contact the appropriate people, eg. [2009], [2013], > > and also some meetings with officials [2011]. Do we have any > > information on what's holding these states back? (some sort of active > > resistance? inertia?…) > > > > Thanks (just curious), > > > > Eric > > > > [2009]: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg33182.html > > [2011]: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg39472.html > > [2013]: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg41379.html > > > > > > -- > > Eric Kow <http://erickow.com> > > > > > > -- Sincerely, Edward B.
