Jim (Frysinger), Thanks for your comments on your personsal experiences with markeding regulators.
It is good that farmers are allowed to sell at least some of their *fresh products*, labeled only in SI Units. As with eggs, I assume that private sales of meat and poultry are more tightly regulated for public health reasons, whatever the units of masurement used on their labels.. Recently, here in Illinois, regulation of baked goods has been relaxed. Certified kitchens are no longer required. Farmers' Markets are loaded with unregulated baked goods. Gene ________________________________________ From: James [j...@metricmethods.com] Sent: Monday, August 04, 2014 8:35 PM To: mechtly, eugene a; U.S. Metric Association Cc: carol.hock...@nist.gov; kenneth.butc...@nist.gov Subject: Re: [USMA:54262] FPLA and UPLR Inspectors Gene, I imagine that most of the inspectors are all state-level employees. I interacted with the Tennessee office controlling labels, weights, and measures several years ago. I found that I could indeed sell produce at farmers' markets solely in metric units, should I choose to do so. My scale, if I used one, required certification and that, too, could be done in metric units. Unfortunately, selling fresh eggs or produced food products requires a certified kitchen and training and a certification examination for the operator. It's just too darned expensive to do here just for fun. Why don't you call your state's office of weights and measures. Your Illinois Secretary of State could tell you what that office is called in Illinois and where it fits in the state government hierarchy. Jim -- James R. Frysinger 632 Stoney Point Mountain Road Doyle TN 38559-3030 (C) 931.212.0267 (H) 931.657.3107 (F) 931.657.3108 On 2014-08-04 19:36, mechtly, eugene a wrote: > I am trying to learn more about the FPLA and UPLR Inspectors; the Federal, > State, and local (city) officials who have the authority to take products > (packages) "off sale" if they do not meet the requirrements stated in NIST > Handbooks 44, 130, and 133. > > Is there a database (registry) of Inspectors? (name and office address or > other contact information)? > Is each, a federal, state, or local employee? > Is the employer a federal, State, or local authority? e.g. USDA, FDA, AT&F, > EPA, County __, City of ___? > What NIST Training Course(s) has each Inspector passed? > Is the Inspector elected or appointed? > Is the Inspector a voting member of the NCWM? > What NCWM committees has each Inspector served on and when? > etc. > > All this is public information, and I shall be surproised if it is not > available somwhere from NIST, from the NCWM, or from State or local records. > > Eugene Mechtly > > > >
