Proposed rules would allow metric only labeling for some products

Friday, June 25, 2010 - 15:14 in Mathematics & Economics

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued two publications calling for the amendment of labeling laws to allow the voluntary use of only metric units on some consumer products. NIST researchers suggest that adoption of metric labeling will lead to greater agreement between state and federal labeling laws and simplify domestic and international commerce.

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