I completed a reading of *Legal Metrology Connection* 5-5, (aka W&M Connection).and ask the following questions:
1. In view of the *fact*, that three federal laws declare that units of measurement from the International System of Units (SI) are preferred for trade and commerce in the Unites State, NIST has ample authority to *require* that declarations of net amounts inside packages and containers be expressed In *first place* in Units from the SI, and only in second place in units from outside the SI, as required by the current FPLA, even though the NCWM has not yet arrived at this forward-looking requirement. 2. Why does NIST not promote, if not require, declarations of amount simply by a number and the SI Unit, with "NET" or "NET CONTENTS" or "NET AMOUNT" as *optional* modifiers? Eugene Mechtly ________________________________________ From: Linda Crown [[email protected]] Sent: Friday, June 20, 2014 12:11 AM To: mechtly, eugene a Subject: Weights and Measures Connection, Volume 5 Issue 5 Dear Readers, In this edition of the “Weights and Measures Connection,” we introduce a new member of the Office of Weights and Measures team, Mr. Clark Cooney. Some of you may already know Clark; however, we have provided a brief introduction for those who do not. There is also guidance on the use of “Principal Display Panels on Random Packages” and an update on an educational outreach effort conducted at a nearby middle school. Please remember to check out the updated “Calendar” to see what OWM is offering in the training area as well as scheduled meetings. Online access is available to the newsletter at http://www.nist.gov/pml/wmd/pubs/upload/WMConnections.pdf, and for your convenience an Acrobat (.pdf) copy is attached. As always, we would be happy to get your feedback and ideas for future articles. Happy reading, Linda Editor, “Weights and Measures Connection” [email protected] (301) 975-3998
