The problem is that the petition doesn't say what the proposed amendment consists of. Allowing SI-only labels? Requiring SI to come first?
HARRY WYETH Sent from my iPad > On Nov 1, 2015, at 05:22, Paul Trusten <trus...@mygrande.net> wrote: > > David, this is an excellent petition, and I am proud to have become the 14th > signer (they take their time in updating the count, but I did confirm my > signature in the email link sent to me). > > The permissive metric-only proposal to amend the Fair Packaging and Labeling > Act to allow manufacturers the OPTION of dropping all but metric units from > their labeling and packaging costs the manufacturers NOTHING and provides no > mandatory changes in product labeling and packaging. In a country in which > the metric system has now been declared (in 1988) to be the preferred system > of weights and measures for trade and commerce, this change is necessary and > many years overdue. > > Paul Trusten, Registered Pharmacist > Vice President and Public Relations Director > U.S. Metric Association, Inc. > Midland, Texas, USA > +1(432)528-7724 > www.metric.org > trus...@mygrande.net > >> On Oct 31, 2015, at 13:24, David Pearl <cont...@metricpioneer.com> wrote: >> >> Simplify product-packaging labels in the United States by amending the Fair >> Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA). >> https://petitions.whitehouse.gov//petition/simplify-product-packaging-labels-united-states-amending-fair-packaging-and-labeling-act-fpla
