Who is Responsible for Regulating Requirements for Metric Labeling?
• For Consumer Products that are Foods, Drugs, or Cosmetics: Authority to promulgate regulations under the FPLA for any consumer commodity that is a food, drug, device, or cosmetic was assigned to the Secretary of now the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The agency within HHS that develops the regulations is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA is in the process of amending its regulations to reflect the changes made to the FPLA. • For Some Nonfood Consumer Products Other than Foods, Drugs, and Cosmetics: Authority to promulgate regulations under the FPLA for certain other consumer products was assigned to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC has amended its regulations issued under section 4 of the FPLA (16 CFR Part 500) to require both inch-pound and metric units on consumer packages; a final rule was published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, January 12, 1994. • For Other Consumer Products: For consumer packages not covered by Federal Government
