i just tweeted the following to LinkedIn and to Twitter: amending the FPLA to permit an option for metric-only labels is a great approach to help businesses and consumers. http://wh.gov/im0S9
SIncerely, Ron On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 8:29 AM, Mark Henschel <mwhensch...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well, I really tried, but it is very difficult for me to work with > twitter. IT seems to shut me off after a certain number of tweets somehow > thinking I am a machine. > If anyone else wants to help out, here is the tweet I tried sending out to > media, math and science organizations and hopefully sympathetic politicians: > > Simplify package labeling in the USA, sign the petition: > http://wh.gov/im0S9 Be patriotic, support US metrication. > > On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 9:44 AM, Mark Henschel <mwhensch...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> 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 >>> >>> >> > -- ----------------- Ronald L Stone ---------------------------- on Facebook at www.facebook.com/photonron on Google+ at plus.google.com/u/0/+RonStonephotonron on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/enhanceability/ on Twitter (at) photonron --------------------------------------------------------- disclaimers or other restrictions may apply to this message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
