it would be hard to send notices of this petition out on twitter since the link is so long. IF I can find a shorter link to the petition I will send out a note on twitter asking people to sign it. MArk
On Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 11:02 AM, Harry's Email <hbwy...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > >
