| Proposal to Amend the
Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA)
for Permissible Metric-Only Labeling
Purpose: To Update Federal and State Packaging and Labeling Laws to Give Manufacturers the Option of Using Metric-Only Labeling on Packages. | | This document contains proposed amendments to the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act. | | | Contents: | HTML | | | | 
| 2007 Forum Report: Permissible Metric-Only Labeling (Nov. 2007) (update based on 2005 Forum Report)  | | 
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| | | 2005 Forum Report: Permissible Metric-Only Labeling (Oct. 2005) (update based on 2003 Forum Report) | | | | | | 2003 Forum Report: Permissible Metric-Only Labeling (Nov. 6, 2003) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2002 Forum Report: Permissible Metric-Only Labeling (Nov. 7, 2002) | | | | | | - Updating the U.S. Fair Packaging & Labeling Act (FPLA) Issues
- Includes a Proposal to Amend the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act for Permissible Metric-Only Labeling
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| | | | | | | | | | 2002 Presentations/Speakers | | | | Ken Butcher - "Proposal to Amend the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act to Allow Metric Only Labeling." (Select:  PDF or Microsoft PowerPoint ) | | | | | | Louis E. Straub, Chief, Weights and Measures Section, State of Maryland - "The National Conference on Weights and Measures: Metric in the Marketplace." (Select: URL: National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) | | | | | | Tom Coleman - "Value Comparisons." | | | | | | Christopher Guay, Senior Manager, North American Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Proctor and Gamble. | | | | | | Deborah M. Fanning, CAE, Executive Vice President, Art and Creative Materials Institute, Inc. URL: Arts & Creative Materials Institute | | | | | | Lorelle Young, President, U.S. Metric Association, "It's a Metric World -- Even in the U.S." URL: U.S. Metric Association | | | | Letters Received Concerning Proposed FPLA Amendment
(The views that are expressed in the following correspondence do not necessary reflect the views of this agency.) | | | | | John Barker, Manager Trade Measurement, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, New Zealand | | | | | Steven Black, Georgia | | | | | European Union Delegation of the European Commission | | | | | Food Marketing Institute | | | | | George F. Hauck | | | | | Peter Jentel, Illinois | | | | | Liz A. Johnson, Manager Special Projects, National Paint & Coatings Association | | | | | John Nicols, SE, Ph.D., Professional Engineer, Texas | | | | | Sue Preussner, Educator, Idaho | | | | | Dilip K. Radadia, P.E., Pennsylvania | | | | | Ms. E. Roelofsen, British Columbia, Canada | | | | | Richard W. Rusk, LCMS, Virginia | | | | | Carol Sorenson, Utah | | | | | Lawrence J. Stempnik, P.E. | | | | | Aves D. Thompson, Director, State of Alaska, Division of Measurement Standards & Commercial Vehicle Enforcement | | | | | Paul Trusten, Texas | | | | | William L. Wagner, Nebraska | | | | | John H. Woelflein, New Hampshire | | | | | Other letters to be added | | 
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