Expand Labeling Options to Benefit U.S. Exports-A Proposal to Amend the Federal Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA)

Published

July 10, 2018

Author(s)

Elizabeth J. Benham

Abstract

To facilitate the expansion of exports by U.S. manufactures, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recommends updates (Appendices A and B) to the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA) to create a new package labeling option. The FPLA requires packaged goods to bear essential information that informs consumers about the product, including how much commodity is contained within the package. This proposal has been developed in response to U.S. manufacturer and consumer requests, and is supported by the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM), the Procter and Gamble Company (P&G), the Art and Creative Materials Institute, and others. U.S. manufacturers must use the Dual Unit format, where both U.S. customary and metric system units are displayed, and are prohibited by Federal law from declaring the net quantity using only the Metric option while their foreign competitors have the advantage of this simpler format.

Citation

OTHER - OWM White Paper

Report Number

OWM White Paper

NIST Pub Series

Other

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.OWMWP.06-13-2018

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Keywords

Weights and Measures, Legal Metrology, Export, Labeling, FPLA, UPLR, Consumer Products, Packaging

Citation

Benham, E. (2018), Expand Labeling Options to Benefit U.S. Exports-A Proposal to Amend the Federal Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA), Other, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.OWMWP.06-13-2018 (Accessed April 26, 2024)