Yes - and the other laws that allow colonial units only for packaged meat (such as sausage) and for goods packaged in the store.
Carleton From: mechtly, eugene a [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 12:48 To: [email protected] Cc: U.S. Metric Association Subject: Re: [USMA:53730] Re: costco Carleton, By "stupid law" I'm sure you mean the existing Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA) which *requires* duality (e.g. both grams and ounces) on many package labels; except on labels of Nutrition Facts which use only grams or milliliters for food components; and ounces, only for serving sizes. Labels of Nutrition Facts, regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are somehow (thankfully) exempt from the duality requirement of the FPLA! By promoting Unit Pricing, not required by the FPLA, we might be able to persuade more regulating federal agencies (e.g. the FTC) to circumvent the duality requirement of the FPLA! Eugene Mechtly. ........ <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: The response from Costco was very good. It was a custom letter, and was written with some thought, and not a collection of canned Customer Relations response paragraphs. Unforunately the arcane labeling requirements imposed by various government agencies (including the requirement to "explain" gallons in terms of ounces, too) adds to the mess. And then there are the baked and cooked goods in Costco stores, made and packaged in the store itself, which according to current Federal law don't need metric equivalents at all. Costco does follow the law, but the law is stupid. Carleton Loyal Costco member for many years, and whose 27 year old son works there (and already has 33,000 in his 401(k)) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/12/costco-profit_n_2859250.html _____ From: "John Altounji" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > To: "USMA" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 7:11:50 PM Subject: [USMA:53723] costco Attached is the response from Costco and my draft. If you think I should amend anything, please share with me. I do not know how much we can get out of this, but at least we have a contact. John Altounji One size does not fit all. Social promotion ruined Education.
