IV\. Uniform Regulations

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[A. Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulation 53](#APackandLabel)

[B. Uniform Regulation for the Method of Sale of Commodities
97](../11_IVB_MethodReg-08-H130-FINAL.doc)

[C. Uniform Unit Pricing Regulation
127](../12_IVC_UnitPricReg-08-H130-FINAL.doc)

[D. Uniform Regulation for the Voluntary Registration of Servicepersons
and Service Agencies for Commercial Weighing and Measuring Devices
133](../13_IVD_VolregisReg-08-H130-FINAL.doc)

[E. Uniform Open Dating Regulation
141](../14_IVE_OpendateReg-08-H130-FINAL.doc)

[F. Uniform Regulation for National Type Evaluation
149](../15_IVF_NTEPReg-08-H130-FINAL.doc)

[G. Uniform Engine Fuels, Petroleum Products, and Automotive Lubricants
Regulation 157](../16_IVG_EngFuelReg-08-H130-FINAL.doc)

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[]{#APackandLabel .anchor}A. Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulation

as adopted by

The National Conference on Weights and Measures\*

###### 1. Background

The Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulation was first adopted during
the 37^th^ Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and
Measures in 1952. Reporting to the Conference, the Committee on
Legislation stated:

The National Conference should adopt a model package regulation for the
guidance of those states authorized to adopt such a regulation under
provisions of their weights and measures laws. Since so much of the work
of weights and measures officials in the package field concerns food
products, the importance of uniformity between the Federal Food and Drug
Administration\'s regulations and any model regulations to be adopted by
this Conference cannot be overemphasized.

Since its inception, the Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulation has
been continually revised to meet the complexities of an enormous
expansion in the packaging industry - an expansion that, in late 1966,
brought about the passage of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA).
Recognizing the need for compatibility with the Federal Act, in 1968 the
Committee on Laws and Regulations of the 53^rd^ Annual Meeting of the
National Conference amended the \"Model Packaging and Labeling
Regulation\" (renamed in 1983) to parallel regulations adopted by
federal agencies under FPLA. The process of amending and revising this
Regulation is a continuing one in order to keep it current with
practices in the packaging field and make it compatible with appropriate
federal regulations. Amendments and additions since 1971 are noted at
the end of each section.

The revision of 1978 provided for the use of the metric system (SI) on
labels as well as allowing SI only labels for those commodities not
covered by federal laws or regulations. \"SI\" means the International
System of Units as established in 1960 by the General Conference on
Weights and Measures and interpreted or modified for the United states
by the Secretary of Commerce. \[See Metric Conversion Act of 1975
(Public Law 94 168, Sections 3(1) and 4(4), and NIST Special Publication
814 Metric System of Measurement; Interpretation of the International
System of Units for the United States, or the Federal Register of
December 20, 1990, (FR 90-21913) or subsequent revisions.\] In 1988,
Congress amended the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 (see Section 5146 of
Public Law 100-418) to declare that it is the policy of the United
States to designate the International System of Units of measurement as
the preferred system of weights and measures for U.S. trade and
commerce. In 1992, Congress amended the Federal Fair Packaging and
Labeling Act (FPLA) to require the most appropriate units of the SI and
the customary inch-pound systems of measurement on certain consumer
commodities. The 1993 amendments to NIST Handbook 130 require SI and
inch-pound units on certain consumer commodities in accordance with
federal laws or regulations. Requirements for labeling in both units of
measure were effective February 14, 1994, under FPLA and as specified in
Section 15 Effective Date; except as specified in Section 11.32. SI
Units, Exemptions for Consumer Commodities.

Nothing contained in this regulation should be construed to supersede
any labeling requirement specified in federal law or to require the use
of SI units on non-consumer packages.

###### 2. Status of Promulgation

The table beginning on page 10 shows the status of adoption of the
Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulation.

*\*The National Conference on Weights and Measures is supported by the
National Institute of Standards and Technology in partial implementation
of its statutory responsibility for \"cooperation with the states in
securing uniformity in weights and measures laws and methods of
inspection.\"*

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**Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulation**

**Table of Contents**

**Section Page**

[Preamble 59](#preamble)

[1. Application 59](#section-1.-application)

[2. Definitions 59](#section-2.-definitions)

[2.1. Package
59](#package.---except-as-modified-by-section-1.-application-the-term-package-whether-standard-package-or-random-package-means-any-commodity)

[2.2. Consumer Package: Package of Consumer Commodity
59](#consumer-package-package-of-consumer-commodity.---a-package-that-is-customarily-produced-or-distributed-for-sale-through-retail-sales-agencies-or-instrumentalities-for-consumption-or-use-by-individuals-for-the-purposes-of-personal-care-or-in-the-performance-of-services-ordinarily-rendered-in-or-about-the-household-or-in-connection-with-personal-possessions.)

[2.3. Non-consumer Package: Package of Non-consumer Commodity
60](#non-consumer-package-package-of-non-consumer-commodity.---any-package-other-than-a-consumer-package-and-particularly-a-package-intended-solely-for-industrial-or-institutional-use-or-for-wholesale-distribution.)

[2.4. Random Package
60](#random-package.---a-package-that-is-one-of-a-lot-shipment-or-delivery-of-packages-of-the-same-consumer-commodity-with-no-fixed-pattern-of-net-contents.)

[2.5. Label
60](#label.---any-written-printed-or-graphic-matter-affixed-to-applied-to-attached-to-blown-into-formed-molded-into-embossed-on-or-appearing-upon-or-adjacent-to-a-consumer-commodity-or-a-package-containing-any-consumer-commodity-for-purposes-of-branding-identifying-or-giving-any-information-with-respect-to-the-commodity-or-to-the-contents-of-the-package-except-that-an-inspectors-tag-or-other-nonpromotional-matter-affixed-to-or-appearing-upon-a-consumer-commodity-shall-not-be-considered-a-label-requiring-the-repetition-of-label-information-required-by-this-regulation.)

[2.6. Person.
60](#person.---the-term-person-means-either-singular-or-plural-and-shall-include-any-individual-partnership-company-corporation-association-or-society.)

[2.7. Principal Display Panel or Panels
60](#principal-display-panel-or-panels.---that-part-or-those-parts-of-a-label-that-is-or-are-so-designed-as-to-most-likely-be-displayed-presented-shown-or-examined-under-normal-and-customary-conditions-of-display-and-purchase.-wherever-a-principal-display-panel-appears-more-than-once-on-a-package-all-requirements-pertaining-to-the-principal-display-panel-shall-pertain-to-all-such-principal-display-panels.)

[2.8. Multi-unit Package
60](#multi-unit-package.---a-package-containing-two-or-more-individual-packages-of-the-same-commodity-in-the-same-quantity-intended-to-be-sold-as-a-multi-unit-package-but-where-the-component-packages-are-labeled-individually-in-full-compliance-with-all-requirements-of-this-regulation.)

[2.9. Combination Package
60](#combination-package.---a-package-intended-for-retail-sale-containing-two-or-more-individual-packages-or-units-of-dissimilar-commodities.)

[2.10. Variety Package.
60](#variety-package.---a-package-intended-for-retail-sale-containing-two-or-more-individual-packages-or-units-of-similar-but-not-identical-commodities.-commodities-that-are-generically-the-same-but-that-differ-in-weight-measure-volume-appearance-or-quality-are-considered-similar-but-not-identical.)

[2.11. Petroleum Products
60](#petroleum-products.---gasoline-diesel-fuel-kerosene-or-any-product-whether-or-not-such-a-product-is-actually-derived-from-naturally-occurring-hydrocarbon-mixtures-known-as-petroleum-commonly-used-in-powering-lubricating-or-idling-engines-or-other-devices-or-is-labeled-as-fuel-to-power-camping-stoves-or-lights.-therefore)

[2.12. Spot Label
61](#spot-label.---a-spot-label-is-a-label-clearly-defined-by-means-of-a-border-indentation-or-other-means-that-covers-only-a-small-portion-of-the-surface-of-a-principal-display-panel-of-a-package-the-entire-portion-of-the-principal-display-panel-outside-the-area-of-the-label-contains-no-printed-or-graphic-matter-of-any-kind.-a-spot-label-may-contain-all-required-labeling-information-identity-responsibility-and-net-contents-but-it-must-at-least-indicate-the-identity-and-net-contents.-see-section-11.29.-for-net-contents-placement-exemption-for-a-spot-label.)

[2.13. Header Strip
61](#header-strip.---a-header-label-or-header-strip-is-a-label-that-is-attached-across-the-top-of-a-transparent-or-opaque-bag-or-other-container-that-bears-no-other-printed-or-graphic-material.-see-section-11.30.-for-net-contents-placement-exemptions.)

[2.14. Standard Package
61](#standard-package.---a-package-that-is-one-of-a-lot-shipment-or-delivery-of-packages-of-the-same-commodity-with-identical-net-contents-declarations.)

[2.15. SI or SI Units
61](#si-or-si-units.---si-or-si-units-means-the-international-system-of-units-as-established-in-1960-by-the-general-conference-on-weights-and-measures-and-interpreted-or-modified-for-the-united-states-by-the-secretary-of-commerce.-see-metric-conversion-act-of-1975-public-law-94-168-section-31-and-section-44-and-nist-special-publication-814---metric-system-of-measurement-interpretation-of-the-international-system-of-units-for-the-united-states-or-federal-register-of-december-20-1990-fr-90-21913.)

[3. Declaration of Identity: Consumer Package
62](#section-3.-declaration-of-identity-consumer-package)

[3.1. Declaration of Identity: Consumer Package
62](#declaration-of-identity-consumer-package.---a-separate-declaration-of-identity-note-2-page-62-on-a-consumer-package-shall-appear-on-the-principal-display-panel-and-shall-not-be-misleading-or-deceptive.-the-identity-shall-be-in-terms-of)

[3.1.1. Parallel Identity Declaration: Consumer Package
62](#parallel-identity-declaration-consumer-package.---a-declaration-of-the-identity-on-a-consumer-package-shall-appear-generally-parallel-to-the-base-on-which-the-package-rests-as-it-is-designed-to-be-displayed.)

[4. Declaration of Identity: Non-consumer Package
62](#section-4.-declaration-of-identity-non-consumer-package)

[5. Declaration of Responsibility: Consumer and Nonconsumer Packages
62](#section-5.-declaration-of-responsibility-consumer-and-nonconsumer-packages)

[6. Declaration of Quantity: Consumer Packages
63](#section-6.-declaration-of-quantity-consumer-packages)

[6.1. General.
63](#general.-note-3-page-63---the-international-system-of-units-si-known-as-the-metric-system-and-the-inch-pound-system-of-weights-and-measures-are-recognized-as-proper-systems-to-be-used-in-the-declaration-of-quantity.-effective-february-14-1994-appropriate-units-of-both-systems-shall-be-presented-in-a-declaration-of-quantity-except-as-specified-in-section-11.32.-si-units-exemptions-for-consumer-commodities-and-section-11.33-inch-pound-units-exemptions---consumer-commodities.)

[6.2. Largest Whole Unit
63](#largest-whole-unit.---where-this-regulation-requires-that-the-quantity-declaration-be-in-terms-of-the-largest-whole-unit-the-declaration-shall-with-respect-to-a-particular-package-be-in-terms-of-the-largest-whole-unit-of-weight-or-measure-with-any-remainder-expressed-following-the-requirements-of-section-6.5.2.-a-and-section-6.11.-fractions)

[6.3. Net Quantity
63](#net-quantity.---a-declaration-of-net-quantity-of-the-commodity-in-the-package-exclusive-of-wrappers-and-any-other-material-packed-with-such-commodity-except-as-noted-in-section-10.3.-aerosols-and-similar-pressurized-containers-shall-appear-on-the-principal-display-panel-of-a-consumer-package-and-unless-otherwise-specified-in-this-regulation-see-sections-6.6.-through-6.9.-prescribed-units-shall-be-in-terms-of-the-largest-whole-unit.)

[6.3.1. Use of \"Net Mass\" or \"Net Weight"
63](#use-of-net-mass-or-net-weight.---a-quantity-declaration-may-stand-alone-e.g.-200-g-7-oz-or-1-lb-453-g-or-may-include-the-term-net-mass-or-net-weight-either-preceding-or-following-the-declaration.-the-term-net-by-itself-may-be-used-on-food-labels.-however-the-quantity-of-contents-shall-always-declare-the-net-quantity-of-contents-even-when-such-terms-are-not-used.)

[6.3.2. Lines of Print or Type
63](#lines-of-print-or-type.---a-declaration-of-quantity-may-appear-on-one-or-more-lines-of-print-or-type.)

[6.4. Terms: Weight, Liquid Measure, Dry Measure, or Count
63](#terms-weight-liquid-measure-dry-measure-or-count.---the-declaration-of-the-quantity-of-a-particular-commodity-shall-be-expressed-in-terms-of)

[6.5. SI Units: Mass, Measure
64](#si-units-mass-measure.-note-3-page-63---a-declaration-of-quantity)

[6.5.1. Symbols
65](#symbols.---any-of-the-following-symbols-for-si-units-and-none-other-may-be-employed-in-the-quantity-statement-on-a-package-of-commodity)

[6.6. Prescribed Units, SI 66](#prescribed-units-si-note-3-page-63)

[6.6.1. Less than 1 Meter, 1 Square Meter, 1 Kilogram, 1 Cubic Meter, or
1 Liter
66](#less-than-1-meter-1-square-meter-1-kilogram-1-cubic-meter-or-1-liter.---the-declaration-of-quantity-shall-be-expressed-as-follows)

[6.6.2. One Meter, 1 Square Meter, 1 Kilogram, 1 Liter, 1 Cubic Meter,
or More
66](#one-meter-1-square-meter-1-kilogram-1-liter-1-cubic-meter-or-more.---in-the-case-of)

[6.7. Inch-Pound Units: Weight, Measure
67](#inch-pound-units-weight-measure.---a-declaration-of-quantity)

[6.7.1. Symbols and Abbreviations
67](#symbols-and-abbreviations.---any-of-the-following-symbols-and-abbreviations-and-none-other-shall-be-employed-in-the-quantity-statement-on-a-package-of-commodity)

[6.7.2. Units of Two or More Meanings
67](#units-of-two-or-more-meanings.---when-the-term-ounce-is-employed-in-a-declaration-of-liquid-quantity-the-declaration-shall-identify-the-particular-meaning-of-the-term-by-the-use-of-the-term-fluid-however-such-distinction-may-be-omitted-when-by-association-of-terms-for-example-as-in-1-pint-4-ounces-the-proper-meaning-is-obvious.-whenever-the-declaration-of-quantity-is-in-terms-of-the-dry-pint-or-dry-quart-the-declaration-shall-include-the-word-dry.)

[6.8. Prescribed Units, Inch-pound System.
67](#prescribed-units-inch-pound-system.)

[6.8.1. Less than 1 foot, 1 square foot, 1 pound, or 1pint
67](#less-than-1-foot-1-square-foot-1-pound-or-1pint.---the-declaration-of-quantity-shall-be-expressed-in-the-following-terms)

[6.8.2. 1 Foot, 1 Square Foot, 1 Pound, 1 Pint, 1 Gallon or More
68](#foot-1-square-foot-1-pound-1-pint-1-gallon-or-more.---the-declaration-of-quantity-shall-be-expressed-in-the-following-terms-see-section-6.2.-largest-whole-unit-and-section-6.11.-fractions)

[6.9. Bi-dimensional Commodities
68](#bi-dimensional-commodities.---for-bi-dimensional-commodities-including-roll-type-commodities-the-quantity-declaration-shall-be-expressed-in-both-si-and-inch-pound-units-of-measurement-as-follows)

[6.10. Count: Ply.
69](#count-ply.---if-the-commodity-is-in-individually-usable-units-of-one-or-more-components-or-plies-the-quantity-declaration-shall-in-addition-to-complying-with-other-applicable-quantity-declaration-requirements-of-this-regulation-include-the-number-of-plies-and-total-number-of-usable-units.)

[6.11. Fractions. 70](#fractions.)

[6.12. Supplementary Quantity Declarations
70](#supplementary-quantity-declarations.---the-required-quantity-declaration-may-be-supplemented-by-one-or-more-declarations-of-weight-measure-or-count-such-declaration-appearing-other-than-on-a-principal-display-panel.-such-supplemental-statement-of-quantity-of-contents-shall-not-include-any-term-qualifying-a-unit-of-weight-measure-or-count-that-tends-to-exaggerate-the-amount-of-commodity-contained-in-the-package-e.g.-giant-quart-larger-liter-full-gallon-when-packed-minimum-or-words-of-similar-import.)

[6.13. Rounding
70](#rounding.-note-5-page-70---in-all-conversions-for-the-purpose-of-showing-an-equivalent-si-or-inch-pound-quantity-to-a-rounded-inch-pound-or-si-quantity-or-in-calculated-values-to-be-declared-in-the-net-quantity-statement-the-number-of-significant-digits-retained-must-be-such-that-accuracy-is-neither-sacrificed-nor-exaggerated.-conversions-the-proper-use-of-significant-digits-and-rounding-must-be-based-on-the-packers-knowledge-of-the-accuracy-of-the-original-measurement-that-is-being-converted.-in-no-case-shall-rounded-net-contents-declarations-overstate-a-quantity-the-packer-may-round-converted-values-down-to-avoid-overstating-the-net-contents.)

[6.14. Qualification of Declaration Prohibited.
70](#qualification-of-declaration-prohibited.---in-no-case-shall-any-declaration-of-quantity-be-qualified-by-the-addition-of-the-words-when-packed-minimum-or-not-less-than-or-any-words-of-similar-import-e.g.-approximately-nor-shall-any-unit-of-weight-measure-or-count-be-qualified-by-any-term-such-as-jumbo-giant-full-or-the-like-that-tends-to-exaggerate-the-amount-of-commodity.)

[6.15. Character of Declaration: Average
70](#character-of-declaration-average.---the-average-quantity-of-contents-in-the-packages-of-a-particular-lot-shipment-or-delivery-shall-at-least-equal-the-declared-quantity-and-no-unreasonable-shortage-in-any-package-shall-be-permitted-even-though-overages-in-other-packages-in-the-same-shipment-delivery-or-lot-compensate-for-such-shortage.)

[6.16. Random Packages
70](#random-packages.---a-random-weight-package-must-bear-a-label-conspicuously-declaring)

[7. Declaration of Quantity
71](#section-7.-declaration-of-quantity-non-consumer-packages)

[7.1. General
71](#general.---the-si-and-inch-pound-systems-of-weights-and-measures-are-recognized-as-proper-systems-to-be-used-in-the-declaration-of-quantity.-units-of-both-systems-may-be-combined-in-a-dual-declaration-of-quantity.-note-6-page-71-see-section-6.3.-net-quantity-and-section-6.3.1.-use-of-net-mass-or-net-weight.)

[7.2. Location
71](#location.---a-non-consumer-package-shall-bear-on-the-outside-a-declaration-of-the-net-quantity-of-contents.-such-declaration-shall-be-in-terms-of-the-largest-whole-unit-see-section-6.2.-largest-whole-unit-for-small-packages-see-section-11.16.-small-packages.)

[7.3. Terms: Weight, Liquid Measure, Dry Measure, or Count
71](#terms-weight-liquid-measure-dry-measure-or-count.---the-declaration-of-the-quantity-of-a-particular-commodity-shall-be-expressed-in-terms-of-liquid-measure-if-the-commodity-is-liquid-in-terms-of-dry-measure-if-the-commodity-is-dry-in-terms-of-weight-if-the-commodity-is-solid-semisolid-viscous-or-a-mixture-of-solid-and-liquid-or-in-terms-of-numerical-count.-however-if-there-exists-a-firmly-established-general-consumer-usage-and-trade-custom-with-respect-to-the-terms-used-in-expressing-a-declaration-of-quantity-of-a-particular-commodity-such-declaration-of-quantity-may-be-expressed-in-its-traditional-terms-if-such-traditional-declaration-gives-accurate-and-adequate-information-as-to-the-quantity-of-the-commodity.)

[7.4. SI Units: Mass, Measure. - A declaration of quantity:
71](#si-units-mass-measure.---a-declaration-of-quantity)

[7.4.1. Symbols
72](#symbols.---only-those-symbols-as-detailed-in-section-6.5.1.-symbols-and-none-other-may-be-employed-in-the-quantity-statement-on-a-package-of-commodity.)

[7.5. Inch-pound Units: Weight, Measure
72](#inch-pound-units-weight-measure.---a-declaration-of-quantity-1)

[7.5.1. Symbols and Abbreviations
72](#symbols-and-abbreviations.---any-generally-accepted-symbol-and-abbreviation-of-a-unit-name-may-be-employed-in-the-quantity-statement-on-a-package-of-commodity.-for-commonly-accepted-symbols-and-abbreviations-see-section-6.7.1.-symbols-and-abbreviations.)

[7.6. Character of Declaration: Average
72](#character-of-declaration-average.---the-average-quantity-of-contents-in-the-packages-of-a-particular-lot-shipment-or-delivery-shall-at-least-equal-the-declared-quantity-and-no-unreasonable-shortage-in-any-package-shall-be-permitted-even-though-overages-in-other-packages-in-the-same-shipment-delivery-or-lot-compensate-for-such-shortage.-1)

[8. Prominence and Placement: Consumer Packages
72](#section-8.-prominence-and-placement-consumer-packages)

[8.1. General
72](#general.---all-information-required-to-appear-on-a-consumer-package-shall-appear-thereon-in-the-english-language-and-shall-be-prominent-definite-plain-and-conspicuous-as-to-size-and-style-of-letters-and-numbers-and-as-to-color-of-letters-and-numbers-in-contrast-to-color-of-background.-any-required-information-that-is-either-in-hand-lettering-or-hand-script-shall-be-entirely-clear-and-equal-to-printing-in-legibility.)

[8.1.1. Location
73](#location.---the-declaration-or-declarations-of-quantity-of-the-contents-of-a-package-shall-appear-in-the-bottom-30-of-the-principal-display-panel-or-panels.-for-cylindrical-containers-see-also-section-10.7.-for-additional-requirements.-for-small-packages-see-section-11.16.)

[8.1.2. Style of Type or Lettering
73](#style-of-type-or-lettering.---the-declaration-or-declarations-of-quantity-shall-be-in-such-a-style-of-type-or-lettering-as-to-be-boldly-clearly-and-conspicuously-presented-with-respect-to-other-type-lettering-or-graphic-material-on-the-package-except-that-a-declaration-of-net-quantity-blown-formed-or-molded-on-a-glass-or-plastic-surface-is-permissible-when-all-label-information-is-blown-formed-or-molded-on-the-surface.)

[8.1.3. Color Contrast.
73](#color-contrast.---the-declaration-or-declarations-of-quantity-shall-be-in-a-color-that-contrasts-conspicuously-with-its-background-except-that-a-declaration-of-net-quantity-blown-formed-or-molded-on-a-glass-or-plastic-surface-shall-not-be-required-to-be-presented-in-a-contrasting-color-if-no-required-label-information-is-on-the-surface-in-a-contrasting-color.)

[8.1.4. Free Area
73](#free-area.---the-area-surrounding-the-quantity-declaration-shall-be-free-of-printed-information)

[8.1.5. Parallel Quantity Declaration.
73](#parallel-quantity-declaration.---the-quantity-declaration-shall-be-presented-in-such-a-manner-as-to-be-generally-parallel-to-the-declaration-of-identity-and-to-the-base-on-which-the-package-rests-as-it-is-designed-to-be-displayed.)

[8.2. Calculation of Area of Principal Display Panel for Purposes of
Type Size
73](#calculation-of-area-of-principal-display-panel-for-purposes-of-type-size.---the-area-of-the-principal-display-panel-shall-be)

[8.2.1. Minimum Height of Numbers and Letters
74](#minimum-height-of-numbers-and-letters.---the-height-of-any-letter-or-number-in-the-required-quantity-declaration-shall-be-not-less-than-that-shown-in-table-1-with-respect-to-the-area-of-the-panel-and-the-height-of-each-number-of-a-common-fraction-shall-meet-one-half-the-minimum-height-standards.-when-upper-and-lower-case-or-all-lowercase-letters-are-used-in-si-symbols-it-is-the-uppercase-l-lowercase-d-or-their-equivalent-in-the-print-or-type-that-shall-meet-the-minimum-height-requirement.-however-no-letter-shall-be-less-than-1.6-mm-116-in-in-height.-other-letters-and-exponents-must-be-presented-in-the-same-type-style-and-in-proportion-to-the-type-size-used.)

[8.2.2. Numbers and Letters: Proportion
74](#numbers-and-letters-proportion.---no-number-or-letter-shall-be-more-than-three-times-as-high-as-it-is-wide.)

[9. Prominence and Placement: Non-consumer Packages
75](#section-9.-prominence-and-placement-non-consumer-packages)

[9.1. General
75](#general.---all-information-required-to-appear-on-a-non-consumer-package-shall-be-definitely-and-clearly-stated-thereon-in-the-english-language.-any-required-information-that-is-either-in-hand-lettering-or-hand-script-shall-be-entirely-clear-and-equal-to-printing-in-legibility.)

[10. Requirements: Specific Consumer Commodities, Non-consumer
Commodities, Packages, Containers
75](#section-10.-requirements-specific-consumer-commodities-non-consumer-commodities-packages-containers)

[10.1. Display Card Package
75](#display-card-package.---for-an-individual-package-affixed-to-a-display-card-or-for-a-commodity-and-display-card-together-comprising-a-package-the-type-size-of-the-quantity-declaration-is-governed-by-the-dimensions-of-the-display-card.)

[10.2. Eggs.
75](#eggs.---when-cartons-containing-12-eggs-have-been-designed-so-as-to-permit-division-in-half-by-the-retail-purchaser-the-required-quantity-declaration-shall-be-so-positioned-as-to-have-its-context-destroyed-when-the-carton-is-divided.)

[10.3. Aerosols and Similar Pressurized Containers.
75](#aerosols-and-similar-pressurized-containers.---the-declaration-of-quantity-on-an-aerosol-package-and-on-a-similar-pressurized-package-shall-disclose-the-net-quantity-of-the-commodity-including-propellant-in-terms-of-weight-that-will-be-expelled-when-the-instructions-for-use-as-shown-on-the-container-are-followed.)

[10.4. Multi-unit Packages
75](#multi-unit-packages.-note-7-page-76---any-package-containing-more-than-one-individual-commodity-in-package-form-see-section-2.1.-package-of-the-same-commodity-shall-bear-on-the-outside-of-the-package-a-declaration-of)

[10.5. Combination Packages.
76](#combination-packages.---a-combination-package-is-a-package-intended-for-retail-sale-containing-two-or-more-individual-packages-or-units-of-dissimilar-commodities.-the-declaration-of-net-quantity-for-a-combination-package-shall-contain-an-expression-of-weight-volume-measure-or-count-or-a-combination-thereof-as-appropriate-for-each-individual-package-or-unit-provided-the-quantity-statements-for-identical-packages-or-units-shall-be-combined.-this-section-does-not-apply-to-food-or-other-commodities-subject-to-the-federal-food-drug-and-cosmetic-act-21-usc.)

[10.6. Variety Packages
76](#variety-packages.---a-variety-package-is-a-package-intended-for-retail-sale-containing-two-or-more-individual-packages-or-units-of-similar-but-not-identical-commodities.-commodities-that-are-generically-the-same-but-that-differ-in-weight-measure-volume-appearance-or-quality-are-considered-similar-but-not-identical.-this-section-does-not-apply-to-foods-or-other-commodities-subject-to-the-federal-food-drug-and-cosmetic-act-21-usc.-the-declaration-of-net-quantity-for-a-variety-package-will-be-expressed-as-follows)

[10.7. Cylindrical Containers.
77](#cylindrical-containers.---in-the-case-of-cylindrical-or-nearly-cylindrical-containers-information-required-to-appear-on-the-principal-display-panel-shall-appear-within-that-40-of-the-circumference-which-is-most-likely-to-be-displayed-presented-shown-or-examined-under-customary-conditions-of-display-for-retail-sale.)

[10.8. Measurement of Container-Type Commodities, How Expressed.
77](#measurement-of-container-type-commodities-how-expressed.)

[10.8.1. General
77](#general.---commodities-designated-and-sold-at-retail-to-be-used-as-containers-for-other-materials-or-objects-such-as-bags-cups-boxes-and-pans-shall-be-labeled-with-the-declaration-of-net-quantity-as-follows)

[10.8.2. Capacity
78](#capacity.---when-the-functional-use-of-the-container-is-related-by-label-references-in-standard-terms-of-measure-to-the-capability-of-holding-a-specific-quantity-of-substance-or-class-of-substances-such-references-shall-be-a-part-of-the-net-quantity-statement-and-shall-specify-capacity-as-follows)

[10.8.3. Terms
78](#terms.---for-purposes-of-this-section-the-use-of-the-terms-capacity-diameter-and-fluid-is-optional.)

[10.9. Textile Products, Threads, and Yarns.
78](#textile-products-threads-and-yarns.)

[10.9.1. Wearing Apparel
78](#wearing-apparel.---wearing-apparel-including-nontextile-apparel-and-accessories-such-as-leather-goods-and-footwear-sold-as-single-unit-items-or-if-normally-sold-in-pairs-such-as-hosiery-gloves-and-shoes-sold-as-single-unit-pairs-shall-be-exempt-from-the-requirements-for-net-quantity-statement-by-count-as-required-by-section-6.4.-terms-weight-liquid-measure-dry-measure-or-count-of-this-regulation.)

[10.9.2. Textiles
78](#textiles.---bed-sheets-blankets-pillowcases-comforters-quilts-bedspreads-mattress-covers-and-pads-afghans-throws-dresser-and-other-furniture-scarves-tablecloths-and-napkins-flags-curtains-drapes-dishtowels-dish-cloths-towels-face-cloths-utility-cloths-bath-mats-carpets-and-rugs-pot-holders-fixture-and-appliance-covers-nonrectangular-diapers-slip-covers-etc.-shall-be-exempt-from-the-requirements-of-section-6.9.-bidimensional-commodities-of-this-regulation-provided)

[10.9.3. Sewing Threads, Handicraft Threads, and Yarns
80](#sewing-threads-handicraft-threads-and-yarns.---sewing-and-handicraft-threads-shall-be-labeled-as-follows)

[10.10. Packaged Seed
80](#packaged-seed.---packages-of-seeds-intended-for-planting-with-net-contents-of-less-than-225-g-or-8-oz-shall-be-labeled-in-full-accord-with-this-regulation-except-as-follows)

[10.11. Statements of Cubic Measure in Compressed Form
80](#statements-of-cubic-measure-in-compressed-form.---when-the-content-declaration-on-a-commodity-sold-in-compressed-form-is-stated-in-terms-of-cubic-measure-an-additional-statement-may-indicate-the-amount-of-material-from-which-the-final-product-was-compressed.-the-amount-in-such-statement-shall-not-exceed-the-actual-amount-of-material-that-can-be-recovered.)

[11. Exemptions 81](#section-11.-exemptions-note-8-page-81)

[11.1. Random Packages
81](#random-packages.---a-random-package-bearing-a-label-conspicuously-declaring)

[11.1.1. Indirect Sale of Random Packages
81](#indirect-sale-of-random-packages.---a-random-package-manufactured-or-produced-and-offered-for-indirect-sale-e.g.-e-commerce-on-line-phone-fax-catalog-and-similar-methods-shall-be-exempt-from-the-labeling-requirements-of)

[11.2. Small Confections
81](#small-confections.---individually-wrapped-pieces-of-penny-candy-and-other-confectionery-of-less-than-15-g-or-½-oz-net-weight-per-individual-piece-shall-be-exempt-from-the-labeling-requirements-of-this-regulation-when-the-container-in-which-such-confectionery-is-shipped-is-in-conformance-with-the-labeling-requirements-of-this-regulation.-similarly-when-such-confectionery-items-are-sold-in-bags-or-boxes-such-items-shall-be-exempt-from-the-labeling-requirements-of-this-regulation-including-the-required-declaration-of-net-quantity-of-contents-when-the-declaration-of-the-bag-or-box-meets-the-requirements-of-this-regulation.)

[11.3. Small Packages of Meat or Meat Products.
82](#small-packages-of-meat-or-meat-products.---individually-wrapped-and-labeled-packages-of-meat-or-meat-products-of-less-than-15-g-or-½-oz-net-weight-which-are-in-a-shipping-container-need-not-bear-a-statement-of-the-net-quantity-of-contents-when-the-statement-of-the-net-quantity-of-contents-on-the-shipping-container-is-in-conformance-with-the-labeling-requirements-of-this-regulation.)

[11.4. Individual Servings.
82](#individual-servings.---individual-serving-size-packages-of-foods-containing-less-than-15-g-or-½-oz-or-less-than-15-ml-or-½-fl-oz-for-use-in-restaurants-institutions-and-passenger-carriers-and-not-intended-for-sale-at-retail-shall-be-exempt-from-the-required-declaration-of-net-quantity-of-contents-specified-in-this-regulation.)

[11.5. Cuts, Plugs, and Twists of Tobacco and Cigars
82](#cuts-plugs-and-twists-of-tobacco-and-cigars.---when-individual-cuts-plugs-and-twists-of-tobacco-and-individual-cigars-are-shipped-or-delivered-in-containers-that-conform-to-the-labeling-requirements-of-this-regulation-such-individual-cuts-plugs-and-twists-of-tobacco-and-cigars-shall-be-exempt-from-such-labeling-requirements.)

[11.6. Reusable (Returnable) Glass Containers.
82](#reusable-returnable-glass-containers.---nothing-in-this-regulation-shall-be-deemed-to-preclude-the-continued-use-of-reusable-returnable-glass-containers-provided-such-glass-containers-ordered-after-the-effective-date-of-this-regulation-shall-conform-to-all-requirements-of-this-regulation.)

[11.7. Cigarettes and Small Cigars.
82](#cigarettes-and-small-cigars.---cartons-of-cigarettes-and-small-cigars-containing-ten-individual-packages-of-twenty-labeled-in-accordance-with-the-requirements-of-this-regulation-shall-be-exempt-from-the-requirements-set-forth-in-section-8.1.1.-location-section-8.2.1.-minimum-height-of-numbers-and-letters-and-section-10.4.-multi-unit-packages-provided-such-cartons-bear-a-declaration-of-the-net-quantity-of-commodity-in-the-package.)

[11.8. Packaged Commodities with Labeling Requirements Specified in
Federal Laws
82](#packaged-commodities-with-labeling-requirements-specified-in-federal-law.---packages-of-meat-and-meat-products-poultry-products-tobacco-and-tobacco-products-pesticides-and-alcoholic-beverages-shall-be-exempt-from-those-portions-of-these-regulations-specifying-location-and-minimum-type-size-of-the-net-quantity-declaration-provided-quantity-labeling-requirements-for-such-products-are-specified-in-federal-law-so-as-to-follow-reasonably-sound-principles-of-providing-consumer-information.-see-also-section-11.32.-si-units-exemptions---consumer-commodities.)

[11.9. Fluid Dairy Products, Ice Cream, and Similar Frozen Desserts
82](#fluid-dairy-products-ice-cream-and-similar-frozen-desserts.--)

[11.10. Single Strength and Less than Single-Strength Fruit Juice
Beverages, Imitations thereof, and Drinking Water.
82](#single-strength-and-less-than-single-strength-fruit-juice-beverages-imitations-thereof-and-drinking-water.)

[11.11. Soft Drink Bottles
83](#soft-drink-bottles.---bottles-of-soft-drinks-shall-be-exempt-from-the-placement-requirements-for-the-declaration-of)

[11.12. Multi-unit Soft Drink Packages
83](#multi-unit-soft-drink-packages.-multi-unit-packages-of-soft-drinks-are-exempt-from-the-requirement-for-a-declaration-of)

[11.13. Butter.
83](#butter.---when-packaged-in-4-oz-8-oz-and-1-lb-packages-with-continuous-label-copy-wrapping-butter-is-exempt-from-the-requirements-that-the-statement-of-identity-section-3.1.1.-parallel-identity-declaration-consumer-package-and-the-net-quantity-declaration-section-8.1.5.-parallel-quantity-declaration-be-generally-parallel-to-the-base-of-the-package.-when-packaged-in-8-oz-and-1-lb-units-butter-is-exempt-from-the-requirement-for-location-section-8.1.1.-of-net-quantity-declaration.)

[11.14. Eggs
83](#eggs.---cartons-containing-12-eggs-shall-be-exempt-from-the-requirement-for-location-section-8.1.1.-of-net-quantity-declaration.-when-such-cartons-are-designed-to-permit-division-in-half-each-half-shall-be-exempt-from-the-labeling-requirements-of-this-regulation-if-the-undivided-carton-conforms-to-all-such-requirements.)

[11.15. Flour
83](#flour.---packages-of-wheat-flour-in-conventional-2-5-10-25-50-and-100-lb-packages-shall-be-exempt-from-the-requirement-in-this-regulation-for-location-section-8.1.1.-of-the-net-quantity-declaration.)

[11.16. Small Packages.
83](#small-packages.---on-a-principal-display-panel-of-32-cm2-5-in2-or-less-the-declaration-of-quantity-need-not-appear-in-the-bottom-30-of-the-principal-display-panel-if-that-declaration-satisfies-the-other-requirements-of-this-regulation.)

[11.17. Decorative Containers
83](#decorative-containers.---the-principal-display-panel-of-a-cosmetic-marketed-in-a-boudoir-type-container-including-decorative-cosmetic-containers-of-the-cartridge-pill-box-compact-or-pencil-variety-and-those-with-a-capacity-of-7.4-ml-¼-oz-or-less-may-be-a-tear-away-tag-or-tape-affixed-to-the-decorative-container-and-bearing-the-mandatory-label-information-as-required-by-this-regulation.)

[11.18. Combination and Variety Packages
83](#combination-and-variety-packages.---combination-and-variety-packages-are-exempt-from-the-requirements-in-this-regulation-for)

[11.19. Margarine.
84](#margarine.---margarine-in-1-lb-rectangular-packages-except-for-packages-containing-whipped-or-soft-margarine-or-packages-containing-more-than-four-sticks-shall-be-exempt-from-the-requirement-in-this-regulation-for-location-see-section-8.1.1.-of-the-net-quantity-declaration.)

[11.20. Corn Flour and Corn Meal
84](#corn-flour-and-corn-meal.---corn-flour-and-corn-meal-packaged-in-conventional-5-10-25-50-and-100-lb-bags-shall-be-exempt-from-the-requirement-in-this-regulation-for-location-see-section-8.1.1.-of-the-net-quantity-declaration.)

[11.21. Prescription and Insulin Containing Drugs
84](#prescription-and-insulin-containing-drugs.---prescription-and-insulin-containing-drugs-subject-to-the-provisions-of-section-503b-1-or-506-of-the-federal-food-drug-and-cosmetic-act-shall-be-exempt-from-the-provisions-of-this-regulation.)

[11.22. Camera Film, Video Recording Tape, Audio Recording Tape and
Other Image and Audio Recording Media Intended for Retail Sale and
Consumer Use
84](#camera-film-video-recording-tape-audio-recording-tape-and-other-image-and-audio-recording-media-intended-for-retail-sale-and-consumer-use.---image-and-audio-media-packaged-and-labeled-for-retail-sale-are-exempt-from-the-net-quantity-statement-requirements-of-this-regulation-that-specify-how-measurement-of-commodities-should-be-expressed-provided)

[11.23. Tint Base Paint
85](#tint-base-paint.---tint-base-paint-may-be-labeled-on-the-principal-display-panel-in-terms-of-a-liter-quart-or-a-gallon-including-the-addition-of-colorant-selected-by-the-purchaser-provided-the-system-employed-ensures-that-the-purchaser-always-obtains-a-liter-quart-or-a-gallon-and-further-provided-in-conjunction-with-the-required-quantity-statement-on-the-principal-display-panel-a-statement-indicating-that-the-tint-base-paint-is-not-to-be-sold-without-the-addition-of-colorant-is-presented-and-further-provided-the-contents-of-the-container-before-the-addition-of-colorant-is-stated-in-fluid-ounces-elsewhere-on-the-label.)

[11.24. Motor Oil in Cans
85](#motor-oil-in-cans.---motor-oils-when-packed-in-cans-bearing-the-principal-display-panel-on-the-body-of-the-container-are-exempt-from-the-requirements-of-section-3.-declaration-of-identity-consumer-package-to-the-extent-that-the-society-of-automotive-engineers-sae-viscosity-number-is-required-to-appear-on-the-principal-display-panel-provided-the-sae-viscosity-number-appears-on-the-can-lid-and-is-expressed-in-letters-and-numerals-in-type-size-of-at-least-6-mm-or-¼-in.)

[11.25. Pillows, Cushions, Comforters, Mattress Pads, Sleeping Bags, and
Similar Products
85](#pillows-cushions-comforters-mattress-pads-sleeping-bags-and-similar-products.---those-products-including-pillows-cushions-comforters-mattress-pads-and-sleeping-bags-that-bear-a-permanent-label-as-designated-by-the-association-of-bedding-and-furniture-law-officials-or-by-the-california-bureau-of-home-furnishings-shall-be-exempt-from-the-requirements-for-location-section-8.1.1.-size-of-letters-or-numbers-sections-8.2.1.-and-8.2.2.-free-area-section-8.1.4.-and-the-declarations-of-identity-and-responsibility-sections-3.1.-and-5.-provided-declarations-of-identity-quantity-and-responsibility-are-presented-on-a-permanently-attached-label-and-satisfy-the-other-requirements-of-this-regulation-and-further-provided-the-information-on-such-permanently-attached-label-be-fully-observable-to-the-purchaser.)

[11.26. Commodities\' Variable Weights and Sizes
85](#commodities-variable-weights-and-sizes.---individual-packaged-commodities-put-up-in-variable-weights-and-sizes-for-sale-intact-and-intended-to-be-weighed-and-marked-with-the-correct-quantity-statement-prior-to-or-at-the-point-of-retail-sale-are-exempt-from-the-requirements-of-section-6.-declaration-of-quantity-consumer-packages-while-moving-in-commerce-and-while-held-for-sale-prior-to-weighing-and-marking-provided-the-outside-container-bears-a-label-declaration-of-the-total-net-weight.)

[11.27. Packaged Commodities Sold by Count
85](#packaged-commodities-sold-by-count.-note-10-page-85---when-a-packaged-consumer-commodity-is-properly-measured-in-terms-of-count-only-or-in-terms-of-count-and-some-other-appropriate-unit-and-the-individual-units-are-fully-visible-to-the-purchaser-such-packages-shall-be-labeled-in-full-accord-with-this-regulation-except-that-those-containing-six-or-less-items-need-not-include-a-statement-of-count.)

[11.28. Textile Packages
85](#textile-packages.---packages-of-textiles-that-are-required-by-section-6.4.1.-to-provide-a-combination-declaration-stating-the-quantity-of-each-individual-unit-and-the-count-shall-be-exempt-from-the-requirements-in-this-regulation-for)

[11.29. Spot Label.
86](#spot-label.---the-declaration-of-quantity-of-the-contents-of-a-package-is-exempt-from-section-8.1.1.-location-requiring-the-quantity-declaration-to-appear-in-the-bottom-30-of-the-principal-display-panel-as-long-as-the-declaration-of-quantity-appears-in-the-lower-30-of-the-spot-label.-in-no-case-may-the-size-of-the-spot-label-be-used-to-determine-the-minimum-type-size-see-section-8.2.-for-this-determination.)

[11.30. Header Strip.
86](#header-strip.---the-declaration-of-quantity-of-the-contents-of-a-package-is-exempt-from-section-8.1.1.-location-requiring-the-quantity-declaration-to-appear-in-the-bottom-30-of-the-principal-display-panel-as-long-as-the-declaration-of-quantity-appears-in-the-lower-30-of-the-header-strip-or-header-label.-in-no-case-may-the-size-of-the-header-strip-be-used-to-determine-the-minimum-type-size-see-section-8.2.-for-this-determination.)

[11.31. Decorative Wallcovering Borders
86](#decorative-wallcovering-borders.---decorative-wall-covering-borders-when-packaged-and-labeled-for-retail-sale-shall-be-exempt-from-the-requirements-of-sections-6.6.2.-6.8.2.-and-6.9.-provided-the-length-and-width-of-the-border-are-presented-in-terms-of-the-largest-whole-unit-in-full-accord-with-the-other-requirements-of-the-regulation.)

[11.32. SI Units, Exemptions - Consumer Commodities
86](#si-units-exemptions---consumer-commodities.---the-requirements-for-statements-of-quantity-in-si-units-except-for-those-in-section-10.10.-packaged-seed-and-section-11.22.-camera-film-video-recording-tape-audio-recording-tape-and-other-image-and-audio-recording-media-intended-for-retail-sale-and-consumer-use-in-section-6.-declaration-of-quantity-consumer-packages-shall-not-apply-to)

[11.33. Inch-Pound Units, Exemptions - Consumer Commodities
86](#inch-pound-units-exemptions---consumer-commodities.---the-requirements-for-statements-of-quantity-in-inch-pound-units-shall-not-apply-to-packages-that-bear-appropriate-si-units.-this-exemption-does-not-apply-to-foods-drugs-or-cosmetics-or-to-packages-subject-to-regulation-by-the-federal-trade-commission-meat-and-poultry-products-subject-to-the-federal-meat-or-poultry-products-inspection-acts-and-tobacco-or-tobacco-products.)

[12. Variations to be Allowed 87](#section-12.-variations-to-be-allowed)

[12.1. Packaging Variations. 87](#packaging-variations.)

[12.1.1. Variations from Declared Net Quantity
87](#variations-from-declared-net-quantity.---variations-from-the-declared-net-weight-measure-or-count-shall-be-permitted-when-caused-by-unavoidable-deviations-in-weighing-measuring-or-counting-the-contents-of-individual-packages-that-occur-in-current-good-manufacturing-practice-but-such-variations-shall-not-be-permitted-to-such-extent-that-the-average-of-the-quantities-in-the-packages-of-a-particular-commodity-or-a-lot-of-the-commodity-that-is-kept-offered-or-exposed-for-sale-or-sold-is-below-the-quantity-stated-and-no-unreasonable-shortage-in-any-package-shall-be-permitted-even-though-overages-in-other-packages-in-the-same-shipment-delivery-or-lot-compensate-for-such-shortage.-variations-above-the-declared-quantity-shall-not-be-unreasonably-large.)

[12.1.2. Variations Resulting from Exposure
87](#variations-resulting-from-exposure.---variations-from-the-declared-weight-or-measure-shall-be-permitted-when-caused-by-ordinary-and-customary-exposure-to-conditions-that-normally-occur-in-good-distribution-practice-and-that-unavoidably-result-in-change-of-weight-or-measure-but-only-after-the-commodity-is-introduced-into-intrastate-commerce-provided-the-phrase-introduced-into-intrastate-commerce-as-used-in-this-paragraph-shall-be-construed-to-define-the-time-and-the-place-at-which-the-first-sale-and-delivery-of-a-package-is-made-within-the-state-the-delivery-being-either)

[12.2. Magnitude of Permitted Variations
87](#magnitude-of-permitted-variations.---the-magnitude-of-variations-permitted-under-sections-12.-12.1.-12.1.1.-and-12.1.2.-packaging-variations-of-this-regulation-shall-be-those-expressly-set-forth-in-this-regulation-and-variations-such-as-those-contained-in-the-procedures-and-tables-of-nist-handbook-133-checking-the-net-contents-of-packaged-goods.)

[13. Retail Sale Price Representations
87](#section-13.-retail-sale-price-representations)

[13.1. \"Cents off\" Representations. 87](#cents-off-representations.)

[13.2. Introductory Offers. 88](#introductory-offers.)

[13.3. Economy Size. 89](#economy-size.)

[14. Revocation of Conflicting Regulations
89](#section-14.-revocation-of-conflicting-regulations)

[15. Effective Date 90](#section-15.-effective-date)

[UPLR Appendix A: SI/Inch-pound Conversion Factors \*\*
91](#uplr-appendix-a-siinch-pound-conversion-factors)

[UPLR Appendix B: Converting Inch-pound Units to SI Units
93](#uplr-appendix-b-converting-inch-pound-units-to-si-units)

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**Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulation**

###### Preamble

The purpose of this regulation is to provide accurate and adequate
information on packages as to the identity and quantity of contents so
that purchasers can make price and quantity comparisons.

(Added 1989)

###### Section 1. Application

This regulation shall apply to packages, but shall not apply to:

(a) inner wrappings not intended to be individually sold to the
    customer;

(b) shipping containers or wrapping used solely for the transportation
    of any commodities in bulk or in quantity to manufacturers, packers,
    or processors, or to wholesale or retail distributors, but in no
    event shall this exclusion apply to packages of consumer or
    non-consumer commodities as defined herein;

(Added 1971)

(c) auxiliary containers or outer wrappings used to deliver packages of
    such commodities to retail customers if such containers or wrappings
    bear no printed matter pertaining to any particular commodity;

(d) containers used for retail tray pack displays when the container
    itself is not intended to be sold (e.g., the tray that is used to
    display individual envelopes of seasonings, gravies, etc., and the
    tray itself is not intended to be sold);

(e) open carriersand transparent wrappers or carriers for containers
    when the wrappers or carriers do not bear any written, printed, or
    graphic matter obscuring the label information required by this
    regulation; or

(f) packages intended for export to foreign countries.

(Amended 1994 and 1998)

###### Section 2. Definitions

####### **2.1. Package.** - Except as modified by Section 1. Application, the term \"package,\" whether standard package or random package, means any commodity:

(a) enclosed in a container or wrapped in any manner in advance of
    wholesale or retail sale, or

(b) whose weight ^\[*Note\ 1*,\ page\ 59\]^ or measure has been
    determined in advance of wholesale or retail sale. An individual
    item or lot of any commodity on which there is marked a selling
    price based on an established price per unit of weight or of measure
    shall be considered a package or packages.

(Amended 1988 and 1991)

***NOTE 1:** When used in this regulation, the term \"weight\" means
\"mass.\" (See paragraph I. in Section I., Introduction, of NIST
Handbook 130 for an explanation of these terms.)*

####### **2.2. Consumer Package Package of Consumer Commodity.** **:** - A package that is customarily produced or distributed for sale through retail sales agencies or instrumentalities for consumption or use by individuals for the purposes of personal care or in the performance of services ordinarily rendered in or about the household or in connection with personal possessions.

(Amended 1988 and 1991)

####### **2.3. Non-consumer Package: Package of Non-consumer Commodity.** - Any package other than a consumer package, and particularly a package intended solely for industrial or institutional use or for wholesale distribution.

(Amended 1988 and 1991)

####### **2.4. Random Package.** - A package that is one of a lot, shipment, or delivery of packages of the same consumer commodity with no fixed pattern of net contents.

(Amended 1988 and 1990)

####### **2.5. Label.** - Any written, printed, or graphic matter affixed to, applied to, attached to, blown into, formed, molded into, embossed on, or appearing upon or adjacent to a consumer commodity or a package containing any consumer commodity, for purposes of branding, identifying, or giving any information with respect to the commodity or to the contents of the package, except that an inspector\'s tag or other nonpromotional matter affixed to or appearing upon a consumer commodity shall not be considered a label requiring the repetition of label information required by this regulation.

(Amended 1988)

####### **2.6. Person.** - The term \"person\" means either singular or plural and shall include any individual, partnership, company, corporation, association, or society.

(Amended 1988)

####### **2.7. Principal Display Panel or Panels.** - That part, or those parts, of a label that is, or are, so designed as to most likely be displayed, presented, shown, or examined under normal and customary conditions of display and purchase. Wherever a principal display panel appears more than once on a package, all requirements pertaining to the \"principal display panel\" shall pertain to all such \"principal display panels.\"

(Amended 1988)

####### **2.8. Multi-unit Package.** - A package containing two or more individual packages of the same commodity, in the same quantity, intended to be sold as a multi-unit package, but where the component packages are labeled individually in full compliance with all requirements of this regulation.

(Amended 1988)

####### **2.9. Combination Package.** - A package intended for retail sale, containing two or more individual packages or units of dissimilar commodities.

> **Examples**:
>
> An antiquing or housecleaning kit;
>
> sponge and cleaner;
>
> lighter fluid and flints.

(Added 1989)

####### **2.10. Variety Package.** - A package intended for retail sale, containing two or more individual packages or units of similar, but not identical, commodities. Commodities that are generically the same, but that differ in weight, measure, volume, appearance, or quality, are considered similar but not identical.

> **Examples**:
>
> Two sponges of different sizes;
>
> plastic tableware, consisting of 4 spoons, 4 knives, and 4 forks.

(Added 1989)

####### **2.11. Petroleum Products.** - Gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, or any product (whether or not such a product is actually derived from naturally occurring hydrocarbon mixtures known as \"petroleum\") commonly used in powering, lubricating, or idling engines or other devices, or is labeled as fuel to power camping stoves or lights. Therefore, 

####### sewing machine lubricant, camping fuels, and synthetic motor oil are \"petroleum products\" for the purposes of this regulation. Brake fluid, copier machine dispersant, antifreeze, cleaning solvents, and alcohol are not \"petroleum products.\"

![](media/image1.wmf)(Added 1987) (Amended 1988)

####### **2.12. Spot Label.** - A spot label is a label clearly defined by means of a border, indentation, or other means that covers only a small portion of the surface of a principal display panel of a package; the entire portion of the principal display panel outside the area of the label contains no printed or graphic matter of any kind. A spot label may contain all required labeling information (identity, responsibility, and net contents), but it must at least indicate the identity and net contents. See Section 11.29. for net contents placement exemption for a spot label.

(Added 1990) (Amended 1991)

####### **2.13. Header Strip.** - A header label or header strip is a label that is attached across the top of a transparent or opaque bag or other container that bears no other printed or graphic material. See Section 11.30. for net contents placement exemptions.

(Added 1990)

![](media/image2.wmf)

####### **2.14. Standard Package.** - A package that is one of a lot, shipment, or delivery of packages of the same commodity with identical net contents declarations.

> **Examples**:
>
> l L bottles or 12 fl oz cans of carbonated soda,
>
> 500 g or 5 lb bags of sugar, or
>
> 100 m packages of rope

(Added 1991)

####### **2.15. SI or SI Units.** - \"SI\" or \"SI Units\" means the International System of Units as established in 1960 by the General Conference on Weights and Measures and interpreted or modified for the United States by the Secretary of Commerce. \[See Metric Conversion Act of 1975 (Public Law 94-168, Section 3(1) and Section 4(4), and NIST Special Publication 814 - Metric System of Measurement; Interpretation of the International System of Units for the United States or Federal Register of December 20, 1990 (FR 90-21913)\].

(Added 1993)

###### Section 3. Declaration of Identity: Consumer Package

####### **3.1. Declaration of Identity: Consumer Package.** - A separate declaration of identity ^\[***NOTE\ 2***,\ page\ 62\]^ on a consumer package shall appear on the principal display panel and shall not be misleading or deceptive. The identity shall be in terms of:

(a) the name specified in or required by any applicable federal or state
    law or regulation or, in the absence of this,

(b) the common or usual name or, in the absence of this,

(c) the generic name or other appropriate description, including a
    statement of function (such as \"cleaning powder\").

(Amended 1990) (Note added 1986)

***NOTE 2:** Section 19.(a) of the Uniform Weights and Measures Law (and
21 CFR 101.100 (b) (3) for non meat and non poultry foods) specifically
exempts food packages from identity statements if the commodity is a
food, other than meat or poultry, that was repackaged in a retail
establishment and the food is displayed to the purchaser under either of
the following circumstances: (1) its interstate labeling is clearly in
view or with a counter card, sign or other appropriate device bearing
prominently and conspicuously the common or usual name of the food, or
(2) the common or usual name of the food is clearly revealed by its
appearance.\"*

(Added 1986) (Amended 2001)

######## **3.1.1. Parallel Identity Declaration: Consumer Package.** - A declaration of the identity on a consumer package shall appear generally parallel to the base on which the package rests as it is designed to be displayed.

###### Section 4. Declaration of Identity: Non-consumer Package

A declaration of identity ^\[*Note\ 2*,\ page\ 62\]^ on a non-consumer
package shall appear on the outside of a package and shall not be
misleading or deceptive. The identity shall be in terms of:

(a) the name specified in or required by any applicable federal or state
    law or regulation or, in the absence of this,

(b) the common or usual name or, in the absence of this,

(c) the generic name or other appropriate description, including a
    statement of function (such as \"cleaning powder\").

(Amended 1990) (Note added 1986)

###### Section 5. Declaration of Responsibility: Consumer and Nonconsumer Packages

Any package kept, offered, or exposed for sale, or sold at any place
other than on the premises where packed shall specify conspicuously on
the label of the package the name and address of the manufacturer,
packer, or distributor. The name shall be the actual corporate name, or,
when not incorporated, the name under which the business is conducted.
The address shall include street address, city, state (or country if
outside the United States), and ZIP code (or the mailing code, if any,
used in countries other than the United States); however, the street
address may be omitted if this is shown in a current city directory or
telephone directory.

If a person manufactures, packs, or distributes a commodity at a place
other than his principal place of business, the label may state the
principal place of business in lieu of the actual place where the
commodity was manufactured or packed or is to be distributed, unless
such statement would be misleading. Where the commodity is not
manufactured by the person whose name appears on the label, the name
shall be qualified by a phrase that reveals the connection such person
has with such commodity, such as \"Manufactured for and packed by
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_,\" \"Distributed by \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_,\" or any
other wording of similar import that expresses the facts.

###### Section 6. Declaration of Quantity: Consumer Packages

####### **6.1. General.** ^\[***NOTE\ 3***,\ page\ 63\]^ - The International System of Units (SI), known as the metric system and the inch-pound system of weights and measures are recognized as proper systems to be used in the declaration of quantity. Effective February 14, 1994, appropriate units of both systems shall be presented in a declaration of quantity except as specified in Section 11.32. SI Units, Exemptions for Consumer Commodities and Section 11.33 Inch-Pound Units, Exemptions - Consumer Commodities.

(Amended 1985, 1990, 1993, and 1999)

***NOTE 3:** Packages subject to this Section and/or the Federal Fair
Packaging and Labeling Act shall be labeled in units of the
International System of Units (SI) and the inch-pound system of measure
effective February 14, 1994, \[except for seed (see Section 10.10.
Packaged Seed) and camera film and recording tape (see Section 11.22.
Camera Film, Video Recording Tape, Audio Recording Tape and Other Image
and Audio Recording Media Intended for Retail Sale and Consumer Use),
and as specified in Section 11.32. SI Units, Exemptions - Consumer
Commodities\]. SI units may appear first.*

(Added 1982) (Amended 1990 and 1993)

####### **6.2. Largest Whole Unit.** - Where this regulation requires that the quantity declaration be in terms of the largest whole unit, the declaration shall, with respect to a particular package, be in terms of the largest whole unit of weight or measure with any remainder expressed (following the requirements of Section 6.5.2. (a) and Section 6.11. Fractions):

(a) **SI Units**. - in decimal fractions of such largest whole unit.

(b) **Inch-pound Units**

    1.  in common or decimal fractions of such largest whole unit, or

    2.  in the next smaller whole unit or units with any further
        remainder in terms of common or decimal fractions of the
        smallest unit present in the quantity declaration.

####### **6.3. Net Quantity.** - A declaration of net quantity of the commodity in the package, exclusive of wrappers and any other material packed with such commodity (except as noted in Section 10.3. Aerosols and Similar Pressurized Containers), shall appear on the principal display panel of a consumer package and, unless otherwise specified in this regulation (see Sections 6.6. through 6.9. Prescribed Units), shall be in terms of the largest whole unit.

######## **6.3.1. Use of \"Net Mass\" or \"Net Weight."** - A quantity declaration may stand alone \[e.g., \"200 g (7 oz)\" or \"1 lb (453 g)\"\] or may include the term \"net mass\" or \"net weight\" either preceding or following the declaration. The term \"net\" by itself may be used on food labels. However, the quantity of contents shall always declare the net quantity of contents even when such terms are not used.

> (Amended 1993)

######## **6.3.2. Lines of Print or Type.** - A declaration of quantity may appear on one or more lines of print or type.

> (Amended 1982)

####### **6.4. Terms: Weight, Liquid Measure, Dry Measure, or Count.** - The declaration of the quantity of a particular commodity shall be expressed in terms of:

(a) weight if the commodity is solid, semisolid, viscous, or a mixture
    of solid and liquid, or

(b) liquid measure if the commodity is liquid, or

(c) dry measure if the commodity is dry, or

(d) numerical count.

However, if there exists a firmly established general consumer usage and
trade custom with respect to the terms used in expressing a declaration
of quantity of a particular commodity, such a declaration of quantity
may be expressed in its traditional terms, provided such traditional
declaration gives accurate and adequate information as to the quantity
of the commodity. Any net content statement that does not permit price
and quantity comparisons is forbidden.

(Amended 1989)

######## 6.4.1. Combination Declaration {#combination-declaration .Style-Heading-8-+-Bold}

> \(a\) A declaration of quantity in terms of weight shall be combined
> with appropriate declarations of the measure, count, and size of the
> individual units unless a declaration of weight alone is fully
> informative.
>
> \(b\) A declaration of quantity in terms of measure shall be combined
> with appropriate declarations of the weight, count, and size of the
> individual units unless a declaration of measure alone is fully
> informative.
>
> \(c\) A declaration of quantity in terms of count shall be combined
> with appropriate declarations of the weight, measure, and size of the
> individual units unless a declaration of count alone is fully
> informative.
>
> (Added 1971)

####### **6.5. SI Units: Mass, Measure**. ^\[***NOTE\ 3***,\ page\ 63\]^ - A declaration of quantity:

(a) in units of mass shall be the kilogram, gram, or milligram;

(b) in units of liquid measure shall be the liter or milliliter and
    shall express the volume at 20 °C, except in the case of petroleum
    products or distilled spirits, for which the declaration shall
    express the volume at 15.6 °C, and except also in the case of a
    commodity that is normally sold and consumed while frozen, for which
    the declaration shall express the volume at the frozen temperature,
    and except also in the case of malt beverages or a commodity that
    must be maintained in the refrigerated state, for which the
    declaration shall express the volume at 4 °C;

(Amended 1985 and 1990)

(c) in units of linear measure shall be the meter, centimeter, or
    millimeter;

(d) in units of area measure shall be the square meter, square
    decimeters, square centimeter, or square millimeter;

(e) in units of volume other than liquid measure shall be the liter and
    milliliter, except that the units cubic meter and cubic centimeter
    shall be used only when specifically designated as a method of sale;

(f) Rule of 1000. - The selected multiple or submultiple prefixes for SI
    units shall result in numerical values between 1 and 1000. This rule
    allows centimeters or millimeters to be used where a length
    declaration is less than 100 centimeters.

**Examples**:

> 500 g not 0.5 kg;
>
> 1.96 kg not 1960 g;
>
> 750 mL, not 0.75 L, or,
>
> 750 mm or 75 cm, not 0.75 m;

(Added 1993)

(g) SI declarations should be shown in three digits except where the
    quantity is below 100 grams, milliliters, centimeters, square
    centimeters, or cubic centimeters, where it may be shown in two
    digits. In either case, any final zero appearing to the right of the
    decimal point need not be shown.

(Added 1993)

(h) The declaration of net quantity of contents shall not be expressed
    in mixed units.

**Example**: 1.5 kg, not 1 kg 500 g.

(Added 1993)

######## **6.5.1. Symbols.** - Any of the following symbols for SI units, and none other, may be employed in the quantity statement on a package of commodity:

  ----------------------- ---------- -------------------------- ----------
  centimeter              cm         cubic meter                m^3^

  cubic centimeter        cm^3^      kilogram                   kg

  meter                   m          gram                       g

  milligram               mg         millimeter                 mm

  liter                   L or l     square meter               m^2^

  milliliter              mL or ml   cubic decimeter            dm^3^

  square centimeter       cm^2^      square decimeter           dm^2^

  micrometer              µm         microgram                  µg or mcg
  ----------------------- ---------- -------------------------- ----------

> \(a\) Symbols ^\[***NOTE\ 4***,\ page\ 65\]^, except for liter, are
> not capitalized unless the unit is derived from a proper name. Periods
> shall not be used after the symbol. Symbols shall always be written in
> the singular form. Adding \"s\" to an SI symbol to express the plural
> of the symbol is prohibited.
>
> \(b\) The \"L\" symbol and the \"mL\" symbol are preferred; however,
> the \"l\" symbol for liter and \"ml\" symbol for milliliter are
> permitted.
>
> (Amended 1980 and 1993)

***NOTE 4:** The \"e\" mark shall not be considered to be a qualifying
word or phrase and may be used as part of the statement of the net
quantity of contents where warranted. When used, the \"e\" mark shall be
at least 3 mm (approximately ⅛ in) in height. The term \"e\" mark refers
to the symbol \"e\" used in connection with the quantity declarations on
labels of some consumer commodities marketed primarily in the European
Union (EU). The \"e\" mark constitutes a representation by the packer or
importer that the package to which it is applied has been filled in
accordance with the average system of quantity specified by the EU. The
average system is a method of declaring package fill in the EU and other
countries of the world, including the United States***.**

(Added 1993)

######## 6.5.2. Fractions and Prefixes {#fractions-and-prefixes .Style-Heading-8-+-Bold}

> \(a\) **Fractions:** An SI statement in a declaration of net quantity
> of contents of any consumer commodity may contain only decimal
> fractions.
>
> \(b\) **Prefixes:** The following chart indicates SI prefixes that may
> be used on a broad range of consumer commodity labels to form
> multiples and submultiples of SI units:

+-----------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+
| **Prefix**            | **Symbol**         | **Multiplying**         |
|                       |                    |                         |
|                       |                    | **Factor\***            |
+-----------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+
| kilo-                 | k                  | x 10^3^                 |
+-----------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+
| deca-\*\*             | da                 | x 10                    |
+-----------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+
| deci-\*\*             | d                  | x 10^-1^                |
+-----------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+
| centi-\*\*\*          | c                  | x 10^-2^                |
+-----------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+
| milli-                | m                  | x 10^-3^                |
+-----------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+
| micro-\*\*\*\*        | µ                  | x 10^-6^                |
+-----------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+
|                       |                    |                         |
+-----------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+
| \*10^2^ = 100; 10^3^  |                    |                         |
| = 1000; 10^-1^ = 0.1; |                    |                         |
| 10^-2^ = 0.01         |                    |                         |
|                       |                    |                         |
| Thus, 2 kg = 2 x 1000 |                    |                         |
| g = 2000 g and 3 cm = |                    |                         |
| 3 x 0.01 m = 0.03 m   |                    |                         |
+-----------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+
| \*\*Not permitted on  |                    |                         |
| food labels.          |                    |                         |
+-----------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+
| \*\*\*Should only be  |                    |                         |
| used with \"meter.\"  |                    |                         |
+-----------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+
| \*\*\*\*Shall only be |                    |                         |
| used for measurements |                    |                         |
| less than 1 mm.       |                    |                         |
+-----------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+

> (Amended 1993)

####### **6.6. Prescribed Units, SI** ^\[***NOTE\ 3***,\ page\ 63\]^

######## **6.6.1. Less than 1 Meter, 1 Square Meter, 1 Kilogram, 1 Cubic Meter, or 1 Liter.** - The declaration of quantity shall be expressed as follows:

> \(a\) length measure of less than 1 meter: in centimeters or
> millimeters;
>
> (Amended 1979)
>
> \(b\) area measure of less than 1 m^2^: in square decimeters and
> decimal fractions of a square decimeter or in square centimeters and
> decimal fractions of a square centimeter;
>
> \(c\) mass of less than 1 kg: in grams and decimal fractions of a
> gram, but if less than 1 g, then in milligrams;
>
> \(d\) liquid or dry measure of less than 1 L: in milliliters;
>
> \(e\) cubic measure less than 1 m^3^: in cubic centimeters or cubic
> decimeters (liters) \[See Section 10.14. Cubic Measure in Compressed
> Form\];
>
> (Added 1993)
>
> *provided* the quantity declaration appearing on a random mass package
> may be expressed in units of decimal fractions of the largest
> appropriate unit, the fraction being carried out to not more than
> three decimal places.
>
> (Amended 1980 and 1993)

######## **6.6.2. One Meter, 1 Square Meter, 1 Kilogram, 1 Liter, 1 Cubic Meter, or More.** - In the case of:

> \(a\) length measure of 1 m or more: in meters and decimal fractions
> to not more than three places;
>
> \(b\) area measure of 1 m^2^ or more: in square meters and decimal
> fractions to not more than three places;
>
> \(c\) mass of 1 kg or more: in kilograms and decimal fractions to not
> more than three places;
>
> \(d\) liquid or dry measure of 1 L or more: in liters and decimal
> fractions to not more than three places;
>
> (Added 1986) (Amended 1993)
>
> \(e\) cubic measure of 1 m^3^ or more: in cubic meters and decimal
> fractions to not more than three places (See Section 10.14. Cubic
> Measure in Compressed Form).
>
> (Added 1993)

####### **6.7. Inch-Pound Units: Weight, Measure.** - A declaration of quantity:

(a) in units of weight shall be in terms of the avoirdupois pound or
    ounce;

(b) in units of liquid measure shall be in terms of the United States
    gallon of 231 in^3^ or liquid quart, liquid pint, or fluid-ounce
    subdivisions of the gallon and shall express the volume at 68 °F,
    except in the case of petroleum products and distilled spirits, for
    which the declaration shall express the volume at 60 °F, and except
    also in the case of a commodity that is normally sold and consumed
    while frozen, for which the declaration shall express the volume at
    the frozen temperature, and except also in the case of a commodity
    that must be maintained in the refrigerated state, for which the
    declaration shall express the volume at 40 °F, and except also in
    the case of malt beverages, for which the declaration shall express
    the volume at 39.1 °F;

> (Amended 1985 and 1990)

(c) in units of linear measure shall be in terms of the yard, foot, or
    inch;

(d) in units of area measure shall be in terms of the square yard,
    square foot, or square inch;

(e) in units of volume measure shall be in terms of the cubic yard,
    cubic foot, or cubic inch (see Section 10.14. Cubic Measure in
    Compressed Form);

(f) in units of dry measure shall be in terms of the United States
    bushel of 2150.42 in^3^, or peck, dry quart, and dry pint
    subdivisions of the bushel (see Section 10.14. Cubic Measure in
    Compressed Form).

######## **6.7.1. Symbols and Abbreviations.** - Any of the following symbols and abbreviations, and none other, shall be employed in the quantity statement on a package of commodity:

  -------------------- --------------------- -------------------- -------
  avoirdupois          avdp                  ounce                oz

  piece                pc                    count                ct

  pint                 pt                    cubic                cu

  pound                lb                    each                 ea

  feet or foot         ft                    quart                Qt

  fluid                fl                    square               Sq

  gallon               gal                   weight               Wt

  inch                 in                    yard                 Yd

  liquid               liq                   drained              Dr

  diameter             dia                                        
  -------------------- --------------------- -------------------- -------

> A period should not be used after the abbreviation. Abbreviations
> should be written in singular form; and \"s\" should not be added to
> express the plural. (For example, \"oz\" is the symbol for both
> \"ounce\" and \"ounces.\") Both upper and lower case letters are
> acceptable.
>
> (Added 1974) (Amended 1980, 1990, and 1993)

######## **6.7.2. Units of Two or More Meanings.** - When the term \"ounce\" is employed in a declaration of liquid quantity, the declaration shall identify the particular meaning of the term by the use of the term \"fluid;\" however, such distinction may be omitted when, by association of terms (for example, as in \"1 pint 4 ounces\"), the proper meaning is obvious. Whenever the declaration of quantity is in terms of the dry pint or dry quart, the declaration shall include the word \"dry.\"

(Amended 1982)

####### **6.8. Prescribed Units, Inch-pound System.**

######## **6.8.1.** **Less than 1 foot, 1 square foot, 1 pound, or 1pint.** - The declaration of quantity shall be expressed in the following terms:

> \(a\) in the case of length measure of less than 1 ft, in inches and
> fractions of inches;
>
> \(b\) in the case of area measure of less than 1 ft^2^, in square
> inches and fractions of square inches;
>
> \(c\) in the case of weight of less than 1 lb, in ounces and fractions
> of ounces;
>
> \(d\) in the case of liquid measure of less than 1 pt, in fluid ounces
> and fractions of fluid ounces,

provided, the quantity declaration appearing on a random package may be
expressed in terms of decimal fractions of the largest appropriate unit,
the fraction being carried out to not more than three decimal places.

(Amended 1984)

######## **6.8.2. 1 Foot, 1 Square Foot, 1 Pound, 1 Pint, 1 Gallon or More. -** The declaration of quantity shall be expressed in the following terms (see Section 6.2. Largest Whole Unit and Section 6.11. Fractions):

> \(a\) **Linear Measure**. - If 1 ft or more, expressed in terms of the
> largest whole unit (a yard or a foot) with any remainder expressed in
> inches and fractions of the inch or in fractions of the foot or yard,
> except that it shall be optional to include a statement of length in
> terms of inches.
>
> \(b\) **Area Measure**. -
>
> \(1\) If 1 ft^2^ or more, but less than 4 ft^2^, expressed in square
> feet with any remainder expressed in square inches and fractions of a
> square inch or in fractions of a square foot;
>
> \(2\) If 4 ft^2^ or more, expressed in terms of the largest whole unit
> (e.g., square yards or square feet) with any remainder expressed in
> square inches and fractions of a square inch or in fractions of the
> square foot or square yard.
>
> \(c\) **Weight**. - If 1 lb or more, expressed in terms of the largest
> whole unit with any remainder expressed in ounces and fractions of an
> ounce or in fractions of the pound.
>
> \(d\) **Liquid Volume**. -
>
> \(1\) If 1 pt or more, but less than 1 gal, expressed in the largest
> whole unit (quarts, quarts and pints, or pints, as appropriate) with
> any remainder expressed in fluid ounces or fractions of the pint or
> quart, except that 2 qt may be declared as ½ gal, and it shall be
> optional to include an additional expression of net quantity in fluid
> ounces; or
>
> \(2\) If 1 gal or more, expressed in terms of the largest whole unit
> (gallons followed by fractions of a gallon or by the next smaller
> whole unit or units \[for example, quarts and pints\]) with any
> remainder expressed in fluid ounces or fractions of the pint or quart,
> except that it shall be optional to include an additional expression
> of net quantity in fluid ounces.
>
> \(e\) **Dry Measure**. - If 1 dry pt or more, expressed in terms of
> the largest whole unit with the remainder expressed in fractions of a
> dry pint, dry quart, peck, or bushel, provided, the quantity
> declaration on a random package may be expressed in decimal fractions
> of the largest appropriate unit carried out to not more than three
> decimal places.
>
> (Amended 1993)

####### **6.9. Bi-dimensional Commodities.** - For bi-dimensional commodities (including roll-type commodities) the quantity declaration shall be expressed in both SI and inch-pound units of measurement as follows:

(a) if the area is less than 929 cm^2^ (1 ft^2^), in terms of length and
    width (expressed in the largest whole unit for SI and in linear
    inches and fractions of linear inches for inch-pound)

> **Example**: 20.3 cm x 25.4 cm (8 in x 10 in);

(b) if the area is at least 929 cm^2^ (1 ft^2^) but less than 37.1 dm^2^
    (4 ft^2^), in terms of area (expressed in the largest whole unit for
    SI and in square inches for inch-pound), followed by a declaration
    of the length and width in terms of the largest whole unit

> **Example**: 31 dm^2^ (49 cm x 64 cm) 3.36 ft^2^ (1.6 ft x 2.1 ft),
> provided:

1.  bi-dimensional commodities having a width of 10 cm (4 in) or less,
    the declaration of net quantity shall be expressed in terms of width
    and length in linear measure; no declaration of area is required,

2.  an inch-pound dimension of less than 2 ft may be stated in inches,

3.  commodities consisting of usable individual units (e.g., paper
    napkins) require a declaration of unit area but not a declaration of
    total area of all such units (except roll-type commodities with
    individual usable units created by perforations, for which see
    Section 6.10. Count: Ply), and

4.  inch-pound declarations may include after the statement of the
    linear dimensions in the largest whole unit a parenthetical
    declaration of the same dimensions in inches

> **Example**: 25 ft^2^ (12 in x 8.33 yd) (12 in x 300 in).

(c) if the area is 37.1 dm^2^ (4 ft^2^) or more, in terms of area
    (expressed in the largest whole unit for SI and in square feet for
    inch-pound), followed by a declaration of the length and width, in
    terms of the largest whole unit, provided:

    1.  no declaration of area is required for a bi-dimensional
        commodity with a width of 10 cm (4 in) or less,

    2.  bi-dimensional commodities with a width of 10 cm (4 in) or less,
        the inch-pound statement of width shall be expressed in terms of
        linear inches and fractions thereof, and length shall be
        expressed in the largest whole unit (yard or foot) with any
        remainder in terms of fractions of the yard or foot, except that
        it shall be optional to express the length in the largest whole
        unit followed by a statement of length in inches or to express
        the length in inches followed by a statement of length in the
        largest whole unit.

**Examples**:

> 5 cm x 9.14 m (2 in x 10 yd), or
>
> 5 cm x 9.14 m (2 in x 10 yd) (360 in), or
>
> 5 cm x 9.14 m (2 in x 360 in) (10 yd),

3.  an inch-pound dimension of less than 2 ft may be stated in inches,
    and

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(d) no declaration of area is required for commodities for which the
    length and width measurements are critical in terms of end use (such
    as wallpaper border) if such commodities clearly present the length
    and width measurements on the label.

####### **6.10. Count: Ply.** - If the commodity is in individually usable units of one or more components or plies, the quantity declaration shall, in addition to complying with other applicable quantity declaration requirements of this regulation, include the number of plies and total number of usable units.

Roll type commodities, when perforated so as to identify individual
usable units, shall not be deemed to be made up of usable units;
however, such roll type commodities shall be labeled in terms of:

(a) total area measurement,

(b) number of plies,

(c) count of usable units, and

(d) dimensions of a single usable unit.

> (Amended 1988)

####### **6.11. Fractions.**

(a) **Inch-pound:** An inch-pound statement of net quantity of contents
    of any consumer commodity may contain common or decimal fractions. A
    common fraction shall be in terms of halves, quarters, eighths,
    sixteenths, or thirty seconds, except that:

    1.  if there exists a firmly established general consumer usage and
        trade custom of employing different common fractions in the net
        quantity declaration of a particular commodity, they may be
        employed; and

    2.  if linear measurements are required in terms of yards or feet,
        common fractions may be in terms of thirds.

(b) **Common fractions:** A common fraction shall be reduced to its
    lowest term.

> **Example**: ^2^/4 becomes ½

(c) **Decimal fractions:** A decimal fraction shall not be carried out
    to more than three places.

(Amended 1986 and 1993)

####### **6.12. Supplementary Quantity Declarations.** - The required quantity declaration may be supplemented by one or more declarations of weight, measure, or count, such declaration appearing other than on a principal display panel. Such supplemental statement of quantity of contents shall not include any term qualifying a unit of weight, measure, or count that tends to exaggerate the amount of commodity contained in the package (e.g., \"giant\" quart, \"larger\" liter, \"full\" gallon, \"when packed,\" \"minimum,\" or words of similar import).

####### **6.13. Rounding.** ^\[***NOTE\ 5***,\ page\ 70\]^ - In all conversions for the purpose of showing an equivalent SI or inch-pound quantity to a rounded inch-pound or SI quantity, or in calculated values to be declared in the net quantity statement, the number of significant digits retained must be such that accuracy is neither sacrificed nor exaggerated. Conversions, the proper use of significant digits, and rounding must be based on the packer\'s knowledge of the accuracy of the original measurement that is being converted. In no case shall rounded net contents declarations overstate a quantity; the packer may round converted values down to avoid overstating the net contents.

(Amended 1993)

***NOTE 5:*** *When as a result of rounding SI or customary inch-pound
declarations the resulting declarations are not exact, the largest
declaration (either metric or inch-pound) will be used for enforcement
purposes to determine whether a package contains at least the declared
amount of the product.*

####### **6.14. Qualification of Declaration Prohibited**. - In no case shall any declaration of quantity be qualified by the addition of the words \"when packed,\" \"minimum,\" or \"not less than or any words of similar import (e.g., "approximately"), nor shall any unit of weight, measure, or count be qualified by any term (such as \"jumbo,\" \"giant,\" \"full,\" or the like) that tends to exaggerate the amount of commodity.

(Amended 1998)

####### **6.15. Character of Declaration: Average.** - The average quantity of contents in the packages of a particular lot, shipment, or delivery shall at least equal the declared quantity, and no unreasonable shortage in any package shall be permitted even though overages in other packages in the same shipment, delivery, or lot compensate for such shortage.

(Added 1981)

####### **6.16. Random Packages.** - A random weight package must bear a label conspicuously declaring:

> \(a\) the net weight,
>
> \(b\) unit price, and
>
> \(c\) the total price.

In the case of a random package packed at one place for subsequent sale
at another, neither the price per unit of weight nor the total selling
price need appear on the package, provided the package label includes
both such prices at the time it is offered or exposed for sale at
retail.

(Added 1999)

###### Section 7. Declaration of Quantity: Non-consumer Packages

####### **7.1. General.** - The SI and inch-pound systems of weights and measures are recognized as proper systems to be used in the declaration of quantity. Units of both systems may be combined in a dual declaration of quantity. ^\[***NOTE\ 6***,\ page\ 71^\] (See Section 6.3. Net Quantity, and Section 6.3.1. Use of \"Net Mass\" or \"Net Weight.\")

***NOTE 6:*** *Although non-consumer packages under this Regulation may
bear SI declarations only, this Regulation should not be construed to
supersede any labeling requirement specified in federal law.*

####### **7.2. Location.** - A non-consumer package shall bear on the outside a declaration of the net quantity of contents. Such declaration shall be in terms of the largest whole unit (see Section 6.2. Largest Whole Unit; for small packages, see Section 11.16. Small Packages).

####### **7.3. Terms: Weight, Liquid Measure, Dry Measure, or Count.** - The declaration of the quantity of a particular commodity shall be expressed in terms of liquid measure if the commodity is liquid, in terms of dry measure if the commodity is dry, in terms of weight if the commodity is solid, semisolid, viscous, or a mixture of solid and liquid, or in terms of numerical count. However, if there exists a firmly established general consumer usage and trade custom with respect to the terms used in expressing a declaration of quantity of a particular commodity, such declaration of quantity may be expressed in its traditional terms if such traditional declaration gives accurate and adequate information as to the quantity of the commodity.

####### **7.4. SI Units: Mass, Measure**. - A declaration of quantity:

(a) in units of mass shall be in terms of the kilogram, gram, or
    milligram;

(b) in units of liquid measure shall be in terms of the liter or
    milliliter, and shall express the volume at 20 °C, except in the
    case of petroleum products or distilled spirits, for which the
    declaration shall express the volume at 15.6 °C, and except also in
    the case of a commodity that is normally sold and consumed while
    frozen, for which the declaration shall express the volume at the
    frozen temperature, and except also in the case of malt beverages or
    a commodity that is normally sold in the refrigerated state, for
    which the declaration shall express the volume at 4 °C;

> (Amended 1985)

(c) in units of linear measure shall be in terms of the meter,
    centimeter, or millimeter;

(d) in units of area measure shall be in terms of the square meter,
    square decimeter, square centimeter or square millimeter;

(e) in units of volume other than liquid measure shall be in terms of
    the liter and milliliter, except that the terms cubic meter, cubic
    decimeter and cubic centimeter will be used only when specifically
    designated as a method of sale.

(f) **Rule of 1000**. - The selected multiple or submultiple prefixes
    for SI units shall result in numerical values between 1 and 1000.
    This rule allows centimeters or millimeters to be used where a
    length declaration is less than 100 centimeters.

**Examples**:

500 g, not 0.5 kg;

1.96 kg, not 1960 g;

750 mL, not 0.75 L; or

> 750 mm or 75 cm, not 0.75 m;
>
> (Added 1993)

(g) SI declarations should be shown in three digits except where the
    quantity is below 100 grams, milliliters, centimeters, square
    centimeters, or cubic centimeters where it can be shown in two
    digits. In either case, any final zero appearing to the right of the
    decimal point need not be shown.

(Added 1993)

(h) The declaration of net quantity of contents shall not be expressed
    in mixed units.

**Example**: 1.5 kg, not 1 kg 500 g

######## **7.4.1. Symbols. -** Only those symbols as detailed in Section 6.5.1. Symbols, and none other, may be employed in the quantity statement on a package of commodity.

####### **7.5. Inch-pound Units: Weight, Measure.** - A declaration of quantity:

(a) in units of weight shall be in terms of the avoirdupois pound or
    ounce;

(b) in units of liquid measure shall be in terms of the United States
    gallon of 231 cubic inches or liquid quart, liquid pint, or fluid
    ounce subdivisions of the gallon and shall express the volume at 68
    °F, except in the case of petroleum products or distilled spirits,
    for which the declaration shall express the volume at 60 °F, and
    except also in the case of a commodity that is normally sold and
    consumed while frozen, for which the declaration shall express the
    volume at the frozen temperature, and except also in the case of a
    commodity that is normally sold in the refrigerated state, for which
    the declaration shall express the volume at 40 °F, and except also
    in the case of malt beverages, for which the declaration shall
    express the volume at 39.1 °F;

(Amended 1985)

(c) in units of linear measure shall be in terms of the yard, foot, or
    inch;

(d) in units of area measure shall be in terms of the square yard,
    square foot, or square inch;

(e) in units of volume measure shall be in terms of the cubic yard,
    cubic foot, or cubic inch;

(f) in units of dry measure, shall be in terms of the United States
    bushel of 2150.42 in^3^, or peck, dry quart, and dry pint
    subdivisions of the bushel.

######## **7.5.1. Symbols and Abbreviations.** - Any generally accepted symbol and abbreviation of a unit name may be employed in the quantity statement on a package of commodity. (For commonly accepted symbols and abbreviations, see Section 6.7.1. Symbols and Abbreviations.)

####### **7.6. Character of Declaration: Average**. - The average quantity of contents in the packages of a particular lot, shipment, or delivery shall at least equal the declared quantity, and no unreasonable shortage in any package shall be permitted, even though overages in other packages in the same shipment, delivery, or lot compensate for such shortage.

###### Section 8. Prominence and Placement: Consumer Packages

####### **8.1. General.** - All information required to appear on a consumer package shall appear thereon in the English language and shall be prominent, definite, plain, and conspicuous as to size and style of letters and numbers and as to color of letters and numbers in contrast to color of background. Any required information that is either in hand lettering or hand script shall be entirely clear and equal to printing in legibility.

######## **8.1.1. Location. -** The declaration or declarations of quantity of the contents of a package shall appear in the bottom 30 % of the principal display panel or panels. For cylindrical containers, see also Section 10.7. for additional requirements. For small packages, see Section 11.16.

> (Amended 1975)

######## **8.1.2. Style of Type or Lettering. -** The declaration or declarations of quantity shall be in such a style of type or lettering as to be boldly, clearly, and conspicuously presented with respect to other type, lettering, or graphic material on the package, except that a declaration of net quantity blown, formed, or molded on a glass or plastic surface is permissible when all label information is blown, formed, or molded on the surface.

######## **8.1.3. Color Contrast. -** The declaration or declarations of quantity shall be in a color that contrasts conspicuously with its background, except that a declaration of net quantity blown, formed, or molded on a glass or plastic surface shall not be required to be presented in a contrasting color if no required label information is on the surface in a contrasting color.

######## **8.1.4. Free Area.** - The area surrounding the quantity declaration shall be free of printed information:

> \(a\) above and below, by a space equal to at least the height of the
> lettering in the declaration, and
>
> \(b\) to the left and right, by a space equal to twice the width of
> the letter \"N\" of the style and size of type used in the
> declaration.

######## **8.1.5. Parallel Quantity Declaration. -** The quantity declaration shall be presented in such a manner as to be generally parallel to the declaration of identity and to the base on which the package rests as it is designed to be displayed.

####### **8.2. Calculation of Area of Principal Display Panel for Purposes of Type Size.** - The area of the principal display panel shall be:

(a) in the case of a rectangular container, one entire side that
    properly can be considered to be the principal display panel, the
    product of the height times the width of that side;

> For Figure 3, the area of the principal display panel is 20 cm (8 in)
> x 15 cm (6 in) = 300 cm^2^ (48 in^2^).

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  **Figure 3.**                         **Figure 4.**
  ---------------------------------- -- ---------------------------------

(b) in the case of a cylindrical or nearly cylindrical container, 40 %
    of the product of the height of the container times the
    circumference;

> For Figure 4, the area of the principal display panel is:
>
> 25 cm (10 in) x 5 cm (2 in) = 125 cm (20 in^2^) x 0.40 = 50 cm^2^ (8
> in^2^)
>
> (see also Section 10.7. Cylindrical Containers).
>
> The area of the principal display panel is the same in both examples.
> The declaration of net quantity of contents must be of the same height
> in both cases. It is not the size of the label that is used to
> determine the minimum type size of the quantity statement but the size
> of the surface of the package exposed to view to the customer. The
> package on the right side of the figure has a spot label (see Section
> 2.12. and Section 11.29).

(c) in the case of any other shaped container, 40 % of the total surface
    of the container, unless such container presents an obvious
    principal display panel (e.g., the top of a triangular or circular
    package of cheese, or the top of a can of shoe polish), in which
    event the area shall consist of the entire such surface.

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Determination of the principal display panel shall exclude tops,
bottoms, flanges at tops and bottoms of cans, and shoulders and necks of
bottles or jars.

######## **8.2.1. Minimum Height of Numbers and Letters.** - The height of any letter or number in the required quantity declaration shall be not less than that shown in Table 1 with respect to the area of the panel, and the height of each number of a common fraction shall meet one-half the minimum height standards. When upper and lower case or all lowercase letters are used in SI symbols, it is the uppercase \"L,\" lowercase \"d,\" or their equivalent in the print or type that shall meet the minimum height requirement. However, no letter shall be less than 1.6 mm (^1^/16 in) in height. Other letters and exponents must be presented in the same type style and in proportion to the type size used.

> (Amended 1993)

######## **Numbers and Letters: Proportion.** - No number or letter shall be more than three times as high as it is wide.

+----------------------+--------------+-------------------------------+
| **Table 1. Minimum   |              |                               |
| Height of Numbers    |              |                               |
| and Letters**        |              |                               |
+----------------------+--------------+-------------------------------+
| > **Area of**        | **Minimum    | **Minimum height; label       |
| >                    | height of    | information blown, formed, or |
| > **principal        | numbers and  | molded on surface on          |
| > display panel**    | letters**    | container**                   |
+----------------------+--------------+-------------------------------+
| > 32 cm^2^           | 1.6 mm       | 3.2 mm                        |
| >                    |              |                               |
| > (5 in^2^)          | (^1^/16 in)  | (^1^/8 in)                    |
+----------------------+--------------+-------------------------------+
| > \> 32 cm^2^        | 3.2 mm       | 4.8 mm                        |
| >                    |              |                               |
| > (5 in^2^) 161      | (^1^/8 in)   | (^3^/16 in)                   |
| > cm^2^ (25 in^2^)   |              |                               |
+----------------------+--------------+-------------------------------+
| > \> 161 cm^2^       | 4.8 mm       | 6.4 mm                        |
| >                    |              |                               |
| > (25 in^2^)         | (^3^/16 in)  | (¼ in)                        |
| >                    |              |                               |
| > 645 cm^2^          |              |                               |
| >                    |              |                               |
| > (100 in^2^)        |              |                               |
+----------------------+--------------+-------------------------------+
| > \> 645 cm^2^       | 6.4 mm       | 7.9 mm                        |
| >                    |              |                               |
| > (100 in^2^) 2581   | (¼ in)       | (^5^/16 in)                   |
| > cm^2^ (400 in^2^)  |              |                               |
+----------------------+--------------+-------------------------------+
| > \> 2581 cm^2^      | 12.7 mm      | 14.3 mm                       |
| >                    |              |                               |
| > (400 in^2^)        | (½ in)       | (^9^/16 in)                   |
+----------------------+--------------+-------------------------------+
| **Symbols:** means   |              |                               |
| less than or equal   |              |                               |
| to; \< means less    |              |                               |
| than; \> means       |              |                               |
| greater than.        |              |                               |
|                      |              |                               |
| **Note:** The type   |              |                               |
| size requirements    |              |                               |
| specified in this    |              |                               |
| table do not apply   |              |                               |
| to the \"e\" mark    |              |                               |
| ^\[***NOTE\          |              |                               |
|  4***,\ page\ 65\]^. |              |                               |
+----------------------+--------------+-------------------------------+

###### Section 9. Prominence and Placement: Non-consumer Packages

####### **9.1. General.** - All information required to appear on a non-consumer package shall be definitely and clearly stated thereon in the English language. Any required information that is either in hand lettering or hand script shall be entirely clear and equal to printing in legibility.

###### Section 10. Requirements: Specific Consumer Commodities, Non-consumer Commodities, Packages, Containers

(Title amended 1979)

####### **10.1. Display Card Package.** - For an individual package affixed to a display card, or for a commodity and display card together comprising a package, the type size of the quantity declaration is governed by the dimensions of the display card.

####### **10.2. Eggs.** - When cartons containing 12 eggs have been designed so as to permit division in half by the retail purchaser, the required quantity declaration shall be so positioned as to have its context destroyed when the carton is divided.

####### **10.3. Aerosols and Similar Pressurized Containers.** - The declaration of quantity on an aerosol package and on a similar pressurized package shall disclose the net quantity of the commodity (including propellant), in terms of weight, that will be expelled when the instructions for use as shown on the container are followed.

####### **10.4. Multi-unit Packages.** ^\[***NOTE\ 7***,\ page\ 76^\] - Any package containing more than one individual \"commodity in package form\" (see Section 2.1. Package) of the same commodity shall bear on the outside of the package a declaration of:

(a) the number of individual units,

(b) the quantity of each individual unit, and

(c) the total quantity of the contents of the multi-unit package.

> **Example**:
>
> Soap bars, 6 Bars, Net Wt 100 g (3.53 oz) each
>
> Total Net Wt 600 g (1.32 lb).

The term \"total\" or the phrase \"total contents\" may precede the
quantity declaration.

> A multi-unit package containing unlabeled individual packages which
> are not intended for retail sale separate from the multi-unit package
> may contain, in lieu of the requirements of section (a), a declaration
> of quantity of contents expressing the total quantity of the
> multi-unit package without regard for inner packaging. For such
> multi-unit packages it shall be optional to include a statement of the
> number of individual packages when such a statement is not otherwise
> required by the regulations.
>
> **Examples**:
>
> Deodorant Cakes:

5 Cakes, Net Wt 113 g (4 oz) each, Total Net Wt 566 g (1.25 lb); or

5 Cakes, Total Net Wt 566 g (1 lb 4 oz)

> Soap Packets:
>
> 10 Packets, Net Wt 56.6 g (2 oz) each, Total Net Wt 566 g (1.25 lb);
> or Net Wt 566 g (1 lb 4 oz); or 10 Packets, Total Net Wt 566 g
> (1 lb 4 oz)

(Amended 1993)

***NOTE 7:*** *For foods, a \"multi-unit\" package means a package
containing two or more individually packaged units of the identical
commodity in the same quantity, intended to be sold as part of the
multi-unit package but labeled to be individually sold in full
compliance with this regulation. Open multi-unit retail food packages
under the authority of the Food and Drug Administration or the U.S.
Department of Agriculture that do not obscure the number of units or
prevent examination of the labeling on each of the individual units are
not required to declare the number of individual units or the total
quantity of contents of the multi-unit package if the labeling of each
individual unit complies with requirements so that it is capable of
being sold individually. (See also Section 11.11. Soft Drink Bottles and
Section 11.12. Multi-Unit Soft-Drink Bottles)*

(Added 1984)

####### **10.5. Combination Packages.** - A combination package is a package intended for retail sale, containing two or more individual packages or units of dissimilar commodities. The declaration of net quantity for a combination package shall contain an expression of weight, volume, measure, or count or a combination thereof, as appropriate, for each individual package or unit, provided the quantity statements for identical packages or units shall be combined. This section does not apply to food or other commodities subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 USC).

> **Examples**:
>
> Lighter Fluid and Flints -
>
> 2 cans lighter fluid - each 236 mL (8 fl oz)
>
> 1 package - 8 flints
>
> Sponges and Cleaner -
>
> 2 sponges - each 10 cm x 15 cm x 2.5 cm (4 in x 6 in x 1 in)
>
> 1 box cleaner - Net Mass 170 g (6 oz)
>
> Picnic Pack -
>
> 20 spoons, 10 knives, and 10 forks
>
> 10 2-ply napkins 25 cm x 25 cm (10 in x 10 in)
>
> 10 cups - 177 mL (6 fl oz)

(Amended 1993)

####### **10.6. Variety Packages.** - A variety package is a package intended for retail sale, containing two or more individual packages or units of similar but not identical commodities. Commodities that are generically the same but that differ in weight, measure, volume, appearance, or quality are considered similar but not identical. This section does not apply to foods or other commodities subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 USC). The declaration of net quantity for a variety package will be expressed as follows:

a.  The number of units for each identical commodity followed by the
    weight, volume, or measure of that commodity;

b.  The total quantity by weight, volume, measure, and count, as
    appropriate, of the variety package. The statement of total quantity
    shall appear as the last item in the declaration of net quantity and
    shall not be of greater prominence than other terms used.

> **Examples**:
>
> Sponges -
>
> 11 Sponges 11 cm x 20.3 cm x 1.9 cm (4 in x 8 in x ¾ in)
>
> 14 Sponges 5.7 cm x 10 cm x 1.2 cm (2¼ in x 4 in x ½ in)
>
> Total: 25 Sponges
>
> Soap -
>
> 2 Soap Bars 85 g (3 oz) ea
>
> 1 Soap Bar 142 g (5 oz)
>
> Total: 3 Soap Bars 312 g (11 oz)
>
> Liquid Shoe Polish -
>
> 1 Brown 89 mL (3 fl oz)
>
> 1 Black 89 mL (3 fl oz)
>
> 1 White 148 mL (5 fl oz)
>
> Total: 326 mL (11 fl oz)
>
> Picnic Ware -
>
> 34 spoons
>
> 33 forks
>
> 33 knives
>
> Total: 100 pieces

(Amended 1993)

When individual units in a variety package are either packaged or
labeled and are intended for retail sale as individual units, each unit
shall be labeled in compliance with the applicable sections of this
regulation.

####### **10.7. Cylindrical Containers.** - In the case of cylindrical or nearly cylindrical containers, information required to appear on the principal display panel shall appear within that 40 % of the circumference which is most likely to be displayed, presented, shown, or examined under customary conditions of display for retail sale.

####### **10.8. Measurement of Container-Type Commodities, How Expressed.**

######## **10.8.1. General.** - Commodities designated and sold at retail to be used as containers for other materials or objects, such as bags, cups, boxes, and pans, shall be labeled with the declaration of net quantity as follows:

> \(a\) For bag-type commodities, in terms of count followed by linear
> dimensions of the bag (whether packaged in a perforated roll or
> otherwise). The linear dimensions shall be expressed:
>
> \(1\) in SI units: in millimeters or centimeters, except that a
> dimension of 1 meter or more will be expressed in meters with the
> remainder in terms of decimal fractions of the meter; and
>
> \(2\) in inch-pound units: in inches, except that a dimension of 2 ft
> or more will be expressed in feet with any remainder in terms of
> inches or common or decimal fractions of the foot.
>
> \(b\) When the unit bag is characterized by two dimensions because of
> the absence of a gusset, the width and length will be stated.
>
> **Examples**:
>
> 25 bags, 12.7 cm x 10 cm (5 in x 4 in) or
>
> 50 bags, 75 cm x 1.2 m (2.5 ft x 3.9 ft)
>
> \(c\) When the unit bag is gusseted, the dimensions will be expressed
> as width, depth, and length.
>
> **Examples**:
>
> 25 Bags, 43 cm x 10 cm x 50 cm (17 in x 4 in x 20 in) or
>
> 100 Bags, 50.8 cm x 30.4 cm x 76.2 cm (20 in x 12 in x 2½ ft)

\(d\) For other square, oblong, rectangular, or similarly shaped
containers, in terms of count followed by length, width, and depth,
except depth need not be listed when less than 5 cm or 2 in. The linear
dimensions shall be expressed as specified in Section 10.8.1.(a).

> **Example**: bag-type commodities: 2 pans, 20 cm x 20 cm (8 in x 8 in)
>
> \(e\) For circular or other generally round-shaped containers, except
> cups and the like, in terms of count followed by diameter and depth,
> except depth need not be listed when less than 5 cm or 2 in.
>
> **Example**: 4 pans, 20 cm (8 in) diameter x 10 cm (4 in)
>
> \(f\) Cups - Notwithstanding the above requirements, the net quantity
> statement for containers such as cups will be listed in terms of count
> and liquid capacity per unit.
>
> **Example**: 24 Cups, 177 mL (6 fl oz) capacity

######## **10.8.2. Capacity.** - When the functional use of the container is related by label references in standard terms of measure to the capability of holding a specific quantity of substance or class of substances such references shall be a part of the net quantity statement and shall specify capacity as follows:

> \(a\) In SI units: in terms of volume for all containers and liners.
> The expressed capacity will be stated in terms of milliliters, except
> that a quantity of 1 liter or more shall be expressed in liters with
> the remainder in terms of decimal fractions of the liter; and
>
> \(b\) In inch-pound units:
>
> \(1\) In terms of liquid measure for containers that are intended to
> be used for liquids, semisolids, viscous materials, or mixtures of
> solids and liquids. The expressed capacity will be stated in terms of
> the largest whole unit (gallon, quart, pint, fluid ounce) with any
> remainder in terms of common or decimal fractions of that unit.
>
> **Example**: Freezer Boxes - 4 Boxes, 946 mL capacity,
> 15 cm x 15 cm x 10 cm (1 qt capacity, 6 in x 6 in x 4 in)
>
> \(2\) In terms of dry measure for containers that are intended to be
> used for solids. The expressed capacity will be stated in terms of the
> largest whole unit (bushel, peck) with any remainder in terms of
> common or decimal fractions of that unit.
>
> **Example:** Leaf Bags - 8 bags, 211 L capacity, 1.21 m x 1.52 m
> (6 bu capacity, 4 ft x 5 ft)
>
> \(3\) Where containers are used as liners for other more permanent
> containers, in the same terms as are normally used to express the
> capacity of the more permanent containers.
>
> **Example:** Garbage Can Liners - 10 Liners, 76.2 cm x 93.9 cm, fits
> up to 113 L cans (2 ft 6 in x 3 ft 1 in, fits up to 30 gal cans)

######## **10.8.3. Terms.** - For purposes of this section, the use of the terms \"capacity,\" \"diameter,\" and \"fluid\" is optional.

####### **10.9. Textile Products, Threads, and Yarns.**

######## **10.9.1. Wearing Apparel.** - Wearing apparel (including nontextile apparel and accessories such as leather goods and footwear) sold as single unit items, or if normally sold in pairs (such as hosiery, gloves, and shoes) sold as single unit pairs, shall be exempt from the requirements for net quantity statement by count, as required by Section 6.4. Terms: Weight, Liquid Measure, Dry Measure, or Count of this regulation.

######## **10.9.2. Textiles.** - Bed sheets, blankets, pillowcases, comforters, quilts, bedspreads, mattress covers and pads, afghans, throws, dresser and other furniture scarves, tablecloths and napkins, flags, curtains, drapes, dishtowels, dish cloths, towels, face cloths, utility cloths, bath mats, carpets and rugs, pot holders, fixture and appliance covers, nonrectangular diapers, slip covers, etc., shall be exempt from the requirements of Section 6.9. Bidimensional Commodities of this regulation, provided:

a.  The quantity statement for fitted sheets and mattress covers shall
    state, in centimeters and inches, the length and width of the
    mattress for which the item is designed and the size designation of
    the mattress if the item is intended to fit a mattress identified as
    \"twin,\" \"double,\" \"queen,\" \"king,\" \"California king,\" etc.

> **Example**: Double sheet for 137 cm x 190 cm (54 in x 75 in)
> mattress.
>
> (Amended 1987)

b.  The quantity statement for flat sheets shall state, in centimeters
    and inches, the length and width of the mattress for which the sheet
    is designed, followed in parentheses by a statement, in centimeters
    and inches, of the length and width of the finished sheet. The
    quantity statement shall also state the size designation of the
    mattress for which the sheet is designed, such as \"twin,\"
    \"double,\" \"queen,\" \"king,\" \"California king\" if the item is
    intended to fit such a mattress.

> **Example**: Twin Flat Sheet for 99 cm x 190 cm (39 in x 75 in)
> mattress 167 cm x 244 cm (66 in x 96 in) finished size.
>
> (Amended 1987)

c.  The quantity statement for pillowcases shall state, in centimeters
    and inches, the length and width of the pillow for which the
    pillowcase is designed, followed in parentheses by a statement, in
    centimeters and inches of the length and width of the finished
    pillowcase. The quantity statement for pillowcases shall also state
    the size designation of the pillow for which the pillowcase is
    designed, e.g., \"youth,\" \"standard,\" \"queen,\" etc., if the
    item is intended to fit such pillows.

> **Example**: Standard Pillowcase for 51 cm x 66 cm (20 in x 26 in)
> pillow, 51 cm x 76 cm (20 in x 30 in) in finished size.
>
> (Amended 1977 and 1987)
>
> \(d\) The quantity statement for blankets, comforters, quilts,
> bedspreads, mattress pads, afghans, and throws shall state, in
> centimeters and inches, the length and width of the finished item. The
> quantity statement shall also state the length of any ornamentation
> and the size designation of the mattress for which the item is
> designed, if it is intended to fit, for example, a \"twin,\"
> \"double,\" \"queen,\" \"king,\" or \"California king,\" etc.,
> mattress.
>
> (Amended 1988)
>
> \(e\) The quantity statement for tablecloths and napkins shall state,
> in centimeters and inches, the length and width of the finished item.
> The quantity statement also may state parenthetically, in centimeters
> and inches, the length and width of the item before hemming and be
> properly identified as such.
>
> \(f\) The quantity statement for curtains, drapes, flags, furniture
> scarves, etc., shall state, in centimeters and inches, the length and
> width of the finished item. The quantity statement also may state
> parenthetically, in centimeters and inches, the length of any
> ornamentation.
>
> \(g\) The quantity statement for carpets and rugs shall state, in
> meters and feet, with any remainder in decimal fractions of the meter
> for SI sizes or common or decimal fractions of the foot or in inches
> for inch-pound sizes, the length and width of the item. The quantity
> statement also may state parenthetically, in centimeters and inches,
> the length of any ornamentation.
>
> \(h\) The quantity statement for woven dishtowels, dishcloths, towels,
> face cloths, utility cloths, bath mats, etc., shall state, in
> centimeters and inches, the length and width of the item. The quantity
> statement for such items, when knitted, need not state the dimensions.
>
> \(i\) The quantity statement for textile products such as potholders,
> fixture and appliance covers, slipcovers, non rectangular diapers,
> etc., shall be stated in terms of count and may include size
> designations and dimensions.
>
> \(j\) The quantity statement for other than rectangular textile
> products identified in Section (a) through (h) shall state the
> geometric shape of the product and the dimensions that are customarily
> used in describing such geometric shape.
>
> **Examples**:
>
> Round scarf 190 cm (74 in) in diameter;
>
> Oval Tablecloth 177 cm x 254 cm (70 in x 100 in) representing the
> maximum length and width in this case.
>
> \(k\) The quantity statement for packages of remnants of textile
> products of assorted sizes, when sold by count, shall be accompanied
> by the term \"irregular dimensions\" and the minimum size of such
> remnants.
>
> (Added 1971)

######## **10.9.3. Sewing Threads, Handicraft Threads, and Yarns.** - Sewing and handicraft threads shall be labeled as follows:

> \(a\) The net quantity for sewing and handicraft threads shall be
> expressed in terms of meters and yards.
>
> \(b\) The net quantity statement for yarns shall be expressed in terms
> of mass or weight.
>
> \(c\) Thread products may, in lieu of name and address, bear a
> trademark, symbol, brand, or other mark that positively identifies the
> manufacturer, packer, or distributor provided such marks are filed
> with the Director.
>
> \(d\) Each unit of industrial thread shall be marked to show its net
> length in terms of meters and yards or its net weight in terms of
> kilograms or grams and avoirdupois pounds or ounces, except that
> ready-wound bobbins that are not sold separately shall not be required
> to be individually marked to show the number of bobbins contained
> therein and the net meters and yards of thread on each bobbin.

####### **10.10. Packaged Seed.** - Packages of seeds intended for planting with net contents of less than 225 g or 8 oz shall be labeled in full accord with this regulation except as follows:

(a) The quantity statement shall appear in the upper 30 % of the
    principal display panel.

(b) The quantity statement shall be in terms of:

    1.  the largest whole SI unit for all packages with weights up to
        7 g, and

    2.  in grams and ounces for all other packages with weights less
        than 225 g or 8 oz.

> (Amended 1995)

(c) The quantity statement for coated seed, encapsulated seed,
    pelletized seed, preplanters, seed tapes, etc., shall be in terms of
    count.

(Added 1972) (Amended 1975 and 1993)

####### **10.11. Statements of Cubic Measure in Compressed Form.** - When the content declaration on a commodity sold in compressed form is stated in terms of cubic measure, an additional statement may indicate the amount of material from which the final product was compressed. The amount in such statement shall not exceed the actual amount of material that can be recovered.

(Added 1993)

###### **Section 11. Exemptions** ^\[*NOTE\ 8,*\ page\ 81\]^

***NOTE 8:*** *Section 11. Exemptions includes several requirements that
refer only to the historic use of inch-pound units or are direct
restatements of exemptions contained in federal laws or regulations
which do not include SI units. SI equivalents are omitted in most of
these requirements because the SI units would not be meaningful or
useful.*

(Added 1993) (Amended 1995)

####### **11.1. Random Packages.** - A random package bearing a label conspicuously declaring:

(a) the net weight,

(b) unit price, and

(c) the total price.

shall be exempt from the SI units, type size, location, and free area
requirements of this regulation. In the case of a random package packed
at one place for subsequent sale at another, neither the price per unit
of weight nor the total selling price need appear on the package,
provided the package label includes both such prices at the time it is
offered or exposed for sale at retail.

This section shall also apply to uniform weight packages of fresh fruit
or vegetables labeled by count, in the same manner and by the same type
of equipment as random packages exempted by this section, and cheese and
cheese products labeled in the same manner and by the same type of
equipment as random packages exempted by this section.

(Amended 1989)

######## **11.1.1. Indirect Sale of Random Packages.** - A random package manufactured or produced and offered for indirect sale (e.g., e-commerce, on line, phone, fax, catalog, and similar methods) shall be exempt from the labeling requirements of:

> \(a\) unit price
>
> \(b\) total price
>
> when the following requirements are met:
>
> At the time of the delivery, each package need only bear a statement
> of net weight, provided that:
>
> \(a\) The unit price is set forth and established in the initial
> product offering;
>
> \(b\) The maximum possible net weight, unit price, and maximum
> possible price are provided to the customer by order confirmation when
> the product is ordered; and
>
> \(c\) When the product is delivered, the customer receives a receipt
> bearing the following information: identity, declared net weight, unit
> price, and the total price.
>
> *Indirect Sales: For the purpose of Section 11.1.1., Indirect sales
> are sales where the customer makes a selection and places and order,
> but can not be present when the determination of the net quantity is
> made. Examples of such indirect methods include, without limitation,
> Internet or online sales, sales conducted by telephone or facsimile,
> and catalog sales.*
>
> (Added 2001) (Amended 2002)

####### **11.2. Small Confections.** - Individually wrapped pieces of \"penny candy and other confectionery of less than 15 g or ½ oz net weight per individual piece shall be exempt from the labeling requirements of this regulation when the container in which such confectionery is shipped is in conformance with the labeling requirements of this regulation. Similarly, when such confectionery items are sold in bags or boxes, such items shall be exempt from the labeling requirements of this regulation, including the required declaration of net quantity of contents, when the declaration of the bag or box meets the requirements of this regulation.

####### **11.3. Small Packages of Meat or Meat Products.** - Individually wrapped and labeled packages of meat or meat products of less than 15 g or ½ oz net weight, which are in a shipping container, need not bear a statement of the net quantity of contents when the statement of the net quantity of contents on the shipping container is in conformance with the labeling requirements of this regulation.

(Added 1987)

####### **11.4. Individual Servings.** - Individual serving size packages of foods containing less than 15 g or ½ oz or less than 15 mL or ½  fl oz for use in restaurants, institutions, and passenger carriers, and not intended for sale at retail, shall be exempt from the required declaration of net quantity of contents specified in this regulation.

####### **11.5. Cuts, Plugs, and Twists of Tobacco and Cigars.** - When individual cuts, plugs, and twists of tobacco and individual cigars are shipped or delivered in containers that conform to the labeling requirements of this regulation, such individual cuts, plugs, and twists of tobacco and cigars shall be exempt from such labeling requirements.

####### **11.6. Reusable (Returnable) Glass Containers.** - Nothing in this Regulation shall be deemed to preclude the continued use of reusable (returnable) glass containers, provided such glass containers ordered after the effective date of this regulation shall conform to all requirements of this regulation.

####### **11.7. Cigarettes and Small Cigars.** - Cartons of cigarettes and small cigars, containing ten individual packages of twenty, labeled in accordance with the requirements of this regulation shall be exempt from the requirements set forth in Section 8.1.1. Location, Section 8.2.1. Minimum Height of Numbers and Letters, and Section 10.4. Multi-unit Packages, provided such cartons bear a declaration of the net quantity of commodity in the package.

####### **11.8. Packaged Commodities with Labeling Requirements Specified in Federal Law.** - Packages of meat and meat products, poultry products, tobacco and tobacco products, pesticides, and alcoholic beverages shall be exempt from those portions of these regulations specifying location and minimum type size of the net quantity declaration, provided quantity labeling requirements for such products are specified in federal law so as to follow reasonably sound principles of providing consumer information. (See also Section 11.32. SI Units, Exemptions - Consumer Commodities.)

####### **11.9. Fluid Dairy Products, Ice Cream, and Similar Frozen Desserts.** -

(a) When packaged in ½ liq pt and ½ gal containers, are exempt from the
    requirements for stating net contents of 8 fl oz and 64 fl oz, which
    may be expressed as ½ pt and ½ gal, respectively.

(b) When measured by and packaged in measure containers as defined in
    \"Measure Container Code of National Institute of Standards and
    Technology Handbook 44,\" are exempt from the requirements of
    Section 8.1.1. Location that the declaration of net contents be
    located within the bottom 30 % of the principal display panel.

(c) Milk and milk products when measured by and packaged in glass or
    plastic containers of ½ pt, 1 pt, 1 qt, ½ gal, and 1 gal capacities
    are exempt from the placement requirement of Section 8.1.1. Location
    that the declaration of net contents be located within the bottom
    30 % of the principal display panel, provided other required label
    information is conspicuously displayed on the cap or outside closure
    and the required net quantity of contents declaration is
    conspicuously blown, formed, or molded on, or permanently applied to
    that part of the glass or plastic container that is at or above the
    shoulder of the container.

(Amended 1993)

####### **11.10. Single Strength and Less than Single-Strength Fruit Juice Beverages, Imitations thereof, and Drinking Water.**

(a) When packaged in glass, plastic, or fluid milk type paper containers
    of 8 fl oz and 64 fl oz capacity, are exempt from the requirements
    of Section 6.2. Largest Whole Unit to the extent that net contents
    of 8 fl oz and 64 fl oz (or 2 qt) may be expressed as ½ pt (or half
    pint) and ½ gal (or half gallon), respectively.

(b) When packaged in glass or plastic containers of ½ pt, 1 pt, 1 qt,
    ½ gal, and 1 gal capacities, are exempt from the placement
    requirements of Section 8.1.1. Location that the declaration of net
    contents be located within the bottom 30 % of the principal display
    panel, provided other label information is conspicuously displayed
    on the cap or outside closure and the required net quantity of
    contents declaration is conspicuously blown, formed, or molded into
    or permanently applied to that part of the glass or plastic
    container that is at or above the shoulder of the container.

(Amended 1993)

####### **11.11. Soft Drink Bottles. -** Bottles of soft drinks shall be exempt from the placement requirements for the declaration of:

(a) identity when such declaration appears on the bottle closure, and

(b) quantity when such declaration is blown, formed, or molded on or
    above the shoulder of the container and when all other information
    required by this regulation appears only on the bottle closure.

####### **11.12. Multi-unit Soft Drink Packages. --** Multi-unit packages of soft drinks are exempt from the requirement for a declaration of:

(a) responsibility when such declaration appears on the individual units
    and is not obscured by the multi-unit packaging or when the outside
    container bears a statement to the effect that such declaration will
    be found on the individual units inside, and

(b) identity when such declaration appears on the individual units and
    is not obscured by the multi-unit packaging.

####### **11.13. Butter**. - When packaged in 4 oz, 8 oz, and 1 lb packages with continuous label copy wrapping, butter is exempt from the requirements that the statement of identity (Section 3.1.1. Parallel Identity Declaration: Consumer Package) and the net quantity declaration (Section 8.1.5. Parallel Quantity Declaration) be generally parallel to the base of the package. When packaged in 8 oz and 1 lb units, butter is exempt from the requirement for location (Section 8.1.1.) of net quantity declaration.

(Amended 1980 and 1993)

####### **11.14. Eggs.** - Cartons containing 12 eggs shall be exempt from the requirement for location (Section 8.1.1.) of net quantity declaration. When such cartons are designed to permit division in half, each half shall be exempt from the labeling requirements of this regulation if the undivided carton conforms to all such requirements.

####### **11.15. Flour.** - Packages of wheat flour in conventional 2 , 5 , 10 , 25 , 50 , and 100 lb packages shall be exempt from the requirement in this regulation for location (Section 8.1.1.) of the net quantity declaration.

(Amended 1980 and 1993)

####### **11.16. Small Packages.** - On a principal display panel of 32 cm^2^ (5 in^2^) or less, the declaration of quantity need not appear in the bottom 30 % of the principal display panel if that declaration satisfies the other requirements of this regulation.

(Amended 1980)

####### **11.17. Decorative Containers.** - The principal display panel of a cosmetic marketed in a \"boudoir-type \" container, including decorative cosmetic containers of the \"cartridge,\" \"pill box,\" \"compact,\" or \"pencil\" variety, and those with a capacity of 7.4 mL (¼ oz) or less, may be a tear away tag or tape affixed to the decorative container and bearing the mandatory label information as required by this regulation.

(Amended 1980)

####### **11.18. Combination and Variety Packages.** - Combination and variety packages are exempt from the requirements in this regulation for:

(a) Location (see Section 8.1.1.),

(b) Free area (see Section 8.1.4.), and

(c) Minimum height of numbers and letters (see Section 8.2.1.).

(Amended 1989)

####### **11.19. Margarine.** - Margarine in 1 lb rectangular packages, except for packages containing whipped or soft margarine or packages containing more than four sticks, shall be exempt from the requirement in this regulation for location (see Section 8.1.1.) of the net quantity declaration.

(Amended 1980 and 1993)

####### **11.20. Corn Flour and Corn Meal.** - Corn flour and corn meal packaged in conventional 5, 10, 25, 50, and 100 lb bags shall be exempt from the requirement in this regulation for location (see Section 8.1.1.) of the net quantity declaration.

(Amended 1978 and 1980)

####### **11.21. Prescription and Insulin Containing Drugs.** - Prescription and insulin containing drugs subject to the provisions of Section 503(b) (1) or 506 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act shall be exempt from the provisions of this regulation.

####### **11.22. Camera Film, Video Recording Tape, Audio Recording Tape and Other Image and Audio Recording Media Intended for Retail Sale and Consumer Use.** - Image and audio media packaged and labeled for retail sale are exempt from the net quantity statement requirements of this regulation that specify how measurement of commodities should be expressed, provided:

(a) **Unexposed or Unrecorded Media.** - The net quantity of contents of
    unexposed or unrecorded image and audio media is expressed:

    1.  For still film, tape, or other still image media, in terms of
        the usable or guaranteed number of available still image
        exposures. The length and width measurements of the individual
        exposures, expressed in millimeters or inches, are authorized as
        an optional statement.

> **Examples**:
>
> 36 exposures, 36 mm x 24 mm, or
>
> 12 exposures, 2¼ in x 2¼ in.

2.  For bulk or movie film, in terms of length (in meters or feet) of
    film available for exposure.

3.  For all other image and/or audio media, in terms of length of time
    of electronic media available for recording, together with recording
    and/or playing speed or other machine settings as necessary.
    Supplemental information concerning the length of the media
    ^\[***NOTE\ 9***,\ page\ 84\]^ may be provided.

Supplemental information may be provided on other than the principal
display panel.

***NOTE 9:*** *Size, length of media, and format details to ensure
interchangeability and other characteristics of audio and imaging media
are available in the applicable American National Standards.*

(b) Exposed, Recorded, or Processed Media. - The net quantity of
    contents of exposed or processed film or prerecorded electronic
    media shall be expressed in terms of the length of time that is of
    entertainment value.

> \"Entertainment value\" is defined as that portion of a film, tape, or
> other media that commences with the first frame of sound or picture,
> whichever comes first after the countdown sequence (if any), and ends
> with either: (a) the last frame of credits; (b) the last frame of the
> phrase \"The End;\" or (c) the end of sound, whichever is last.

(Amended 1990)

####### **11.23. Tint Base Paint.** - Tint base paint may be labeled on the principal display panel in terms of a liter, quart or a gallon, including the addition of colorant selected by the purchaser, provided the system employed ensures that the purchaser always obtains a liter, quart or a gallon; and further provided, in conjunction with the required quantity statement on the principal display panel, a statement indicating that the tint base paint is not to be sold without the addition of colorant is presented; and further provided the contents of the container, before the addition of colorant, is stated in fluid ounces elsewhere on the label.

Wherever the above conditions cannot be met, containers of tint base
paint must be labeled with a statement of the actual net contents prior
to the addition of colorant in full accord with all the requirements of
this regulation.

(Added 1972) (Amended 1980 and 1993)

####### **11.24. Motor Oil in Cans.** - Motor oils when packed in cans bearing the principal display panel on the body of the container are exempt from the requirements of Section 3. Declaration of Identity: Consumer Package to the extent that the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) viscosity number is required to appear on the principal display panel, provided the SAE viscosity number appears on the can lid and is expressed in letters and numerals in type size of at least 6 mm or ¼ in.

(Amended 1974, 1980, and 1993)

####### **11.25. Pillows, Cushions, Comforters, Mattress Pads, Sleeping Bags, and Similar Products.** - Those products, including pillows, cushions, comforters, mattress pads, and sleeping bags, that bear a permanent label as designated by the Association of Bedding and Furniture Law Officials or by the California Bureau of Home Furnishings shall be exempt from the requirements for location (Section 8.1.1.), size of letters or numbers (Sections 8.2.1. and 8.2.2.), free area (Section 8.1.4.), and the declarations of identity and responsibility (Sections 3.1. and 5.), provided declarations of identity, quantity, and responsibility are presented on a permanently attached label and satisfy the other requirements of this Regulation, and further provided the information on such permanently attached label be fully observable to the purchaser.

(Added 1973)

####### **11.26. Commodities\' Variable Weights and Sizes.** - Individual packaged commodities put up in variable weights and sizes for sale intact and intended to be weighed and marked with the correct quantity statement prior to or at the point of retail sale are exempt from the requirements of Section 6. Declaration of Quantity: Consumer Packages while moving in commerce and while held for sale prior to weighing and marking, provided the outside container bears a label declaration of the total net weight.

(Added 1973)

####### **11.27. Packaged Commodities Sold by Count.** ^\[***NOTE\ 10***,\ page\ 85\]^ - When a packaged consumer commodity is properly measured in terms of count only, or in terms of count and some other appropriate unit, and the individual units are fully visible to the purchaser, such packages shall be labeled in full accord with this Regulation except that those containing six or less items need not include a statement of count.

(Added 1973)

***NOTE 10:*** *When the net contents declaration of a package that may
enter interstate commerce includes count, federal regulations under the
Federal Fair Packaging and Labeling Act provide no exemption from
declaring the count unless the count is one (1).*

(Added 1990)

####### **11.28. Textile Packages.** - Packages of textiles that are required by Section 6.4.1. to provide a combination declaration stating the quantity of each individual unit and the count shall be exempt from the requirements in this regulation for:

(a) Location (see Section 8.1.1.),

(b) Free area (see Section 8.1.4.), and

(c) Minimum height of numbers and letters (see Section 8.2.1.).

(Added 1971) (Amended 1989)

####### **11.29. Spot Label.** - The declaration of quantity of the contents of a package is exempt from Section 8.1.1. Location requiring the quantity declaration to appear in the bottom 30 % of the principal display panel, as long as the declaration of quantity appears in the lower 30 % of the spot label. In no case may the size of the spot label be used to determine the minimum type size; see Section 8.2. for this determination.

(Added 1990)

####### **11.30. Header Strip.** - The declaration of quantity of the contents of a package is exempt from Section 8.1.1. Location requiring the quantity declaration to appear in the bottom 30 % of the principal display panel, as long as the declaration of quantity appears in the lower 30 % of the header strip or header label. In no case may the size of the header strip be used to determine the minimum type size; see Section 8.2. for this determination.

(Added 1990)

####### **11.31. Decorative Wallcovering Borders.** - Decorative wall covering borders when packaged and labeled for retail sale shall be exempt from the requirements of Sections 6.6.2., 6.8.2., and 6.9. provided the length and width of the border are presented in terms of the largest whole unit in full accord with the other requirements of the regulation.

(Added 1992) (Amended 1993)

####### **11.32. SI Units, Exemptions - Consumer Commodities.** - The requirements for statements of quantity in SI units (except for those in Section 10.10. Packaged Seed and Section 11.22. Camera Film, Video Recording Tape, Audio Recording Tape and Other Image and Audio Recording Media Intended for Retail Sale and Consumer Use) in Section 6. Declaration of Quantity: Consumer Packages shall not apply to:

(a) Foods packaged at the retail store level,

(b) Random weight packages (see Sections 2.4. and 11.1.),

(c) Package labels printed before February 14, 1994,

(d) Meat and poultry products subject to the Federal Meat or Poultry
    Products Inspection Acts,

(e) Tobacco or tobacco products,

(f) Any beverage subject to the Federal Alcohol Administration Act,

(g) Any product subject to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
    Rodenticide Act,

(h) Drugs and cosmetics subject to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic
    Act,

(i) Nutrition labeling information.

####### **11.33. Inch-Pound Units, Exemptions - Consumer Commodities.** - The requirements for statements of quantity in inch-pound units shall not apply to packages that bear appropriate SI units. This exemption does not apply to foods, drugs, or cosmetics or to packages subject to regulation by the Federal Trade Commission, meat and poultry products subject to the Federal Meat or Poultry Products Inspection Acts, and tobacco or tobacco products.

(Added 1999)

###### Section 12. Variations to be Allowed

####### **12.1. Packaging Variations.**

######## **12.1.1. Variations from Declared Net Quantity.** - Variations from the declared net weight, measure, or count shall be permitted when caused by unavoidable deviations in weighing, measuring, or counting the contents of individual packages that occur in current good manufacturing practice, but such variations shall not be permitted to such extent that the average of the quantities in the packages of a particular commodity or a lot of the commodity that is kept, offered, or exposed for sale, or sold is below the quantity stated, and no unreasonable shortage in any package shall be permitted even though overages in other packages in the same shipment, delivery, or lot compensate for such shortage. Variations above the declared quantity shall not be unreasonably large.

######## **12.1.2. Variations Resulting from Exposure.** - Variations from the declared weight or measure shall be permitted when caused by ordinary and customary exposure to conditions that normally occur in good distribution practice and that unavoidably result in change of weight or measure, but only after the commodity is introduced into intrastate commerce, provided the phrase \"introduced into intrastate commerce\" as used in this paragraph shall be construed to define the time and the place at which the first sale and delivery of a package is made within the state, the delivery being either

> \(a\) directly to the purchaser or to his/her agent, or
>
> \(b\) to a common carrier for shipment to the purchaser,
>
> and this paragraph shall be construed as requiring that so long as a
> shipment, delivery, or lot of packages of a particular commodity
> remains in the possession or under the control of the packager or the
> person who introduces the package into intrastate commerce, exposure
> variations shall not be permitted.

####### **12.2. Magnitude of Permitted Variations.** - The magnitude of variations permitted under Sections 12., 12.1., 12.1.1., and 12.1.2. Packaging Variations of this regulation shall be those expressly set forth in this regulation and variations such as those contained in the procedures and tables of NIST Handbook 133, \"Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods.\"

(Amended 1976, 1980, 1984, and 1988)

###### Section 13. Retail Sale Price Representations

####### **13.1. \"Cents off\" Representations.**

(a) The term \"cents off representation \" means any printed matter
    consisting of the words \"cents off\" or words of similar import
    (bonus offer, 2 for 1 sale, 1¢ sale, etc.), placed upon any consumer
    package or placed upon any label affixed or adjacent to such
    package, stating or representing by implication that it is being
    offered for sale at a price lower than the ordinary and customary
    retail sale price.

(Amended 1982)

(b) Except as set forth in Section 13.2. Introductory Offers, the
    packager or labeler of a consumer commodity shall not have imprinted
    thereon a \"cents off\" representation unless:

    1.  The commodity has been sold at an ordinary and customary price
        in the most recent and regular course of business where the
        \"cents off\" promotion is made.

    2.  The commodity so labeled is sold at a reduction from the
        ordinary and customary price, which reduction is at least equal
        to the amount of the \"cents off\" representation imprinted on
        the commodity package or label.

    3.  Each \"cents off\" representation imprinted on the package or
        label is limited to a phrase that reflects that the price marked
        by the retailer represents the savings in the amount of the
        \"cents off\" the retailer\'s regular price; e.g., \"Price
        Marked is Cents Off the Regular Price,\" \"Price Marked is off
        the Regular Price of this Package,\" provided the package or
        label may in addition bear in the usual pricing spot a form
        reflecting a space for the regular price, the represented
        \"cents off,\" and a space for the price to be paid by the
        consumer.

    4.  The commodity at retail presents the regular price, designated
        as the \"regular price,\" clearly and conspicuously on the
        package or label of the commodity or on a sign, placard, or
        shelf marker placed in a position contiguous to the retail
        display of the \"cents off\" marked commodity.

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i.  Not more than three \"cents off\" promotions of any single size
    commodity may be initiated in the same trade area within a 12 month
    period;

ii. At least 30 days must lapse between \"cents off\" promotions of any
    particular size packaged or labeled commodity in a specific trade
    area; and

iii. Any single size commodity so labeled may not be sold in a trade
     area for a duration in excess of 6 months within any 12 month
     period.

     5.  Sales of any single size commodity so labeled in a trade area
         do not exceed in volume 50 % of the total volume of sales of
         such size commodity in the same trade area during any 12 month
         period. The 12 month period may be the calendar, fiscal, or
         market year provided the identical period is applied in this
         subparagraph and subparagraph (5) of this paragraph. Volume
         limits may be calculated on the basis of projections for the
         current year but shall not exceed 50 % of the sales for the
         preceding year in the event actual sales are less than the
         projection for the current year.

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(c) No \"cents off\" promotion shall be made available in any
    circumstances where it is known or there is reason to know that it
    will be used as an instrumentality for deception or for frustration
    of value comparison; e.g., where the retailer charges a price that
    does not fully pass on to the consumers the represented price
    reduction or where the retailer fails to display the regular price
    in the display area of the \"cents off\" marked product.

(d) The sponsor of a \"cents off\" promotion shall prepare and maintain
    invoices or other records showing compliance with this section. The
    invoices or other records required by this section shall be open to
    inspection and shall be retained for a period of one year subsequent
    to the end of the year (calendar, fiscal, or market) in which the
    \"cents off\" promotion occurs.

(Added 1972)

####### **13.2. Introductory Offers.** 

(a) The term \"introductory offer \" means any printed matter consisting
    of the words \"introductory offer\" or words of similar import,
    placed upon a package containing any new commodity or upon any label
    affixed or adjacent to such new commodity, stating or representing
    by implication that such new commodity is offered for retail sale at
    a price lower than the anticipated ordinary and customary retail
    sale price.

(b) The packager or labeler of a consumer commodity may not have
    imprinted thereon an introductory offer unless:

    1.  The product contained in the package is new, has been changed in
        a functionally significant and substantial respect, or is being
        introduced into a trade area for the first time.

    2.  Each offer on a package or label is clearly and conspicuously
        qualified.

    3.  No commodity so labeled is sold in a trade area for duration in
        excess of 6 months.

    4.  At the time of making the introductory offer promotion, the
        offerer intends in good faith to offer the commodity, alone, at
        the anticipated ordinary and customary price for a reasonably
        substantial period of time following the duration of the
        introductory offer promotion.

        c.  The packager or labeler of a consumer commodity shall not
            have imprinted thereon an introductory offer in the form of
            a \"cents off\" representation unless, in addition to the
            requirements in paragraph (b) of this section:

            1.  The package or label clearly and conspicuously and in
                immediate conjunction with the phrase \"Introductory
                Offer\" bears the phrase \"\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ cents
                off the after introductory offer price.\"

            2.  The commodity so labeled is sold at a reduction from the
                anticipated ordinary customary price, which reduction is
                at least equal to the amount of the reduction from the
                after introductory offer price representation on the
                commodity package or label.

                d.  No introductory offer with a \"cents off\"
                    representation shall be made available in any
                    circumstance where it is known or there is reason to
                    know that it will be used as an instrumentality for
                    deception or for frustration of value comparison;
                    e.g., where the retailer charges a price that does
                    not fully pass on to consumers the represented price
                    reduction.

                e.  The sponsor of an introductory offer shall prepare
                    and maintain invoices or other records showing
                    compliance with this section. The invoices or other
                    records required by this section shall be open to
                    inspection and shall be retained for a period of 1
                    year subsequent to the period of the introductory
                    offer.

(Added 1972)

####### **13.3. Economy Size.**

(a) The term \"economy size \" means any printed matter consisting of
    the words \"economy size,\" \"economy pack,\" \"budget pack,\"
    \"bargain size,\" \"value size,\" or words of similar import placed
    upon any package containing any consumer commodity or placed upon
    any label affixed or adjacent to such commodity, stating or
    representing directly or by implication that a retail sale price
    advantage is accorded the purchaser thereof by reason of the size of
    that package or the quantity of its contents.

(b) The packager or labeler of a consumer commodity may not have
    imprinted thereon an \"economy\" size representation unless:

    1.  At the same time the same brand of the commodity is offered in
        at least one other packaged size or labeled form.

    2.  Only one packaged or labeled form of that brand of commodity
        labeled with an \"economy size\" representation is offered.

    3.  The commodity labeled with an \"economy size\" representation is
        sold at a price per unit of weight, volume, measure, or count
        that is substantially reduced (i.e., at least 5 %) from the
        actual price of all other packaged or labeled units of the same
        brand of that commodity offered simultaneously.

        c.  No \"economy size\" package shall be made available in any
            circumstances where it is known that it will be used as an
            instrumentality for deception; e.g., where the retailer
            charges a price that does not pass on to the consumer the
            substantial reduction in cost per unit initially granted.

        d.  The sponsor of an \"economy size\" package shall prepare and
            maintain invoices or other records showing compliance with
            paragraph (b) of this section. The invoices or other records
            required by this section shall be open to inspection and
            shall be retained for one year.

(Added 1972)

###### Section 14. Revocation of Conflicting Regulations

All provisions of all orders and regulations heretofore issued on this
same subject that are contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of
this regulation and specifically \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ are hereby
revoked.

###### Section 15. Effective Date

This regulation shall become effective on \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Given under my hand and the seal of my office in the City of
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ on this \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ day of
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Signed
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

###### UPLR Appendix A: SI/Inch-pound Conversion Factors \*\*

+------------+---+----------+-----+--------------+---+-----------+-----+
| **LENGTH** |   |          |     |              |   |           |     |
+------------+---+----------+-----+--------------+---+-----------+-----+
| 1 mil      | = | 25.4     | m\* | 1 micrometer | = | 0.039 370 | mil |
| (0.001 in) |   |          |     |              |   |           |     |
+------------+---+----------+-----+--------------+---+-----------+-----+
| 1 inch     | = | 2.54     | c   | 1 millimeter | = | 0.039 370 | in  |
|            |   |          | m\* |              |   | 1         |     |
+------------+---+----------+-----+--------------+---+-----------+-----+
| 1 foot     | = | 30.48    | c   | 1 centimeter | = | 0.393 701 | in  |
|            |   |          | m\* |              |   |           |     |
+------------+---+----------+-----+--------------+---+-----------+-----+
| 1 yard     | = | 0.914 4  | m\* | 1 meter      | = | 3.280 84  | ft  |
+------------+---+----------+-----+--------------+---+-----------+-----+
| 1 rod      | = | 5.029 2  | m\* |              |   |           |     |
+------------+---+----------+-----+--------------+---+-----------+-----+
| **AREA**   |   |          |     |              |   |           |     |
+------------+---+----------+-----+--------------+---+-----------+-----+
| 1 square   | = | 6.451 6  | c   | 1 square     | = | 0.155 000 | in  |
| inch       |   |          | m^2 | centimeter   |   |           | ^2^ |
|            |   |          | ^\* |              |   |           |     |
+------------+---+----------+-----+--------------+---+-----------+-----+
| 1 square   | = | 929.030  | cm  | 1 square     | = | 0.107 639 | ft  |
| foot       |   |          | ^2^ | decimeter    |   |           | ^2^ |
+------------+---+----------+-----+--------------+---+-----------+-----+
| 1 square   | = | 0.836    | m   | 1 square     | = | 10.763 9  | ft  |
| yard       |   | 127      | ^2^ | meter        |   |           | ^2^ |
+------------+---+----------+-----+--------------+---+-----------+-----+
| **VOLUME   |   |          |     |              |   |           |     |
| or         |   |          |     |              |   |           |     |
| CAPACITY** |   |          |     |              |   |           |     |
+------------+---+----------+-----+--------------+---+-----------+-----+
| 1 cubic    | = | 16.387 1 | cm  | 1 cubic      | = | 0.061 023 | in  |
| inch       |   |          | ^3^ | centimeter   |   | 74        | ^3^ |
+------------+---+----------+-----+--------------+---+-----------+-----+
| 1 cubic    | = | 0.028    | m   | 1 cubic      | = | 0.035 314 | ft  |
| foot       |   | 316 8    | ^3^ | decimeter    |   | 7         | ^3^ |
|            |   |          |     |              |   |           |     |
|            |   | 28.316 8 | L   |              |   |           |     |
+------------+---+----------+-----+--------------+---+-----------+-----+
|            |   |          |     | 1 cubic      | = | 35.314 7  | ft  |
|            |   |          |     | meter        |   |           | ^3^ |
|            |   |          |     |              |   | 1.307 95  |     |
|            |   |          |     |              |   |           | yd  |
|            |   |          |     |              |   |           | ^3^ |
+------------+---+----------+-----+--------------+---+-----------+-----+
| 1 cubic    | = | 0.764    | m   |              |   |           |     |
| yard       |   | 555      | ^3^ |              |   |           |     |
+------------+---+----------+-----+--------------+---+-----------+-----+
| 1 fluid    | = | 29.573 5 | mL  | 1 milliliter | = | 0.033 814 | fl  |
| ounce      |   |          |     | (cm^3^)      |   |           | oz  |
+------------+---+----------+-----+--------------+---+-----------+-----+
| 1 liquid   | = | 473.177  | mL  | 1 liter      | = | 1.056 69  | liq |
| pint       |   |          |     |              |   |           | qt  |
|            |   | 0.473    | L   |              |   | 0.264 172 |     |
|            |   | 177      |     |              |   |           | gal |
+------------+---+----------+-----+--------------+---+-----------+-----+
| 1 liquid   | = | 946.353  | mL  | 1 dry pint   | = | 550.610 5 | mL  |
| quart      |   |          |     |              |   |           |     |
|            |   | 0.946    | L   |              |   |           |     |
|            |   | 353      |     |              |   |           |     |
+------------+---+----------+-----+--------------+---+-----------+-----+
|            |   |          |     | 1 dry quart  | = | 1.101 221 | L   |
+------------+---+----------+-----+--------------+---+-----------+-----+
| 1 gallon   | = | 3.785 41 | L   | 1 peck       | = | 8.809 768 | L   |
+------------+---+----------+-----+--------------+---+-----------+-----+
| 1 bushel   | = | 35.239 1 | L   | 1 gill       | = | 18.294 1  | mL  |
+------------+---+----------+-----+--------------+---+-----------+-----+
| **MASS     |   |          |     |              |   |           |     |
| (weight)** |   |          |     |              |   |           |     |
+------------+---+----------+-----+--------------+---+-----------+-----+
| 1 ounce    | = | 28.349 5 | g   | 1 milligram  | = | 0.000 035 | oz  |
|            |   |          |     |              |   | 274       |     |
|            |   |          |     |              |   |           | gr  |
|            |   |          |     |              |   | 0.015 432 | ain |
|            |   |          |     |              |   | 4         |     |
+------------+---+----------+-----+--------------+---+-----------+-----+
| 1 pound    | = | 453.592  | g\* |              |   |           |     |
|            |   | 37       |     |              |   |           |     |
|            |   |          | kg  |              |   |           |     |
|            |   | 0.453    |     |              |   |           |     |
|            |   | 592      |     |              |   |           |     |
+------------+---+----------+-----+--------------+---+-----------+-----+
|            |   |          |     | 1 gram       | = | 0.035 274 | oz  |
+------------+---+----------+-----+--------------+---+-----------+-----+
| 1 grain    | = | 64.798   | mg  | 1 kilogram   | = | 2.204 62  | lb  |
|            |   | 91       |     |              |   |           |     |
+------------+---+----------+-----+--------------+---+-----------+-----+
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###### UPLR Appendix B: Converting Inch-pound Units to SI Units

**for Quantity Declarations on Packages**

###### 1. Conversion. {#conversion. .Style-Heading-6-+-After:--0-pt}

To convert an inch-pound quantity to an SI quantity, multiply the
appropriate conversion factor in Table 1 in Appendix A by the inch-pound
unit and round according to the following rules.

###### 2. Rounding and Significant Digits. {#rounding-and-significant-digits. .Style-Heading-6-+-After:--0-pt}

It is the packager\'s responsibility to round converted values
appropriately and select the appropriate number of significant digits to
use in quantity declaration. \[These rounding rules are for converting
quantity determinations on packages and do not apply to digital scales
that automatically round indications to the nearest indicated value.\]
Conversions, the proper use of significant digits, and rounding must be
based on the packer\'s knowledge of the accuracy of the original
measurement that is being converted. For example, if a package is
labeled 453.59 g (1 lb), the packer is implying that the package
declaration is accurate within ± 0.005 g (or ± 5 mg). For liquid volume
measure, a label declaration of 473 mL (16 fl oz) implies that the
package declaration is accurate to within ± 0.5 mL (0.01 fl oz). The
requirements of 6.13. Rounding apply to all quantity declarations that
are derived from converted values:

> **6.13. Rounding. - In all conversions for the purpose of showing an
> equivalent SI or inch-pound quantity to a rounded inch-pound or SI
> quantity, or in calculated values to be declared in the net quantity
> statement, the number of significant digits retained must be such that
> accuracy is neither sacrificed nor exaggerated. Conversions, the
> proper use of significant digits, and rounding must be based on the
> packer\'s knowledge of the accuracy of the original measurement that
> is being converted. In no case shall rounded net contents declarations
> overstate a quantity; the packer may round converted values down to
> avoid overstating the net contents.**

***NOTE:** When as a result of rounding SI or customary inch-pound
declarations calculated based on the conversion factors in Appendix A,
the resulting declarations are not exact, the largest declaration,
whether metric or inch-pound, will be used for enforcement purposes to
determine whether a package contains at least the declared amount of the
product.*

Do not round conversion factors or any other quantity used or determined
in the calculation; only round the final quantity to the number of
significant digits needed to maintain the accuracy of the original
quantity. Use the rounding rules presented below in Table 1 as guidance
to round the final result. In general, quantity declarations on consumer
commodities should only be shown to two or three significant digits (for
example, 453 g or 85 g). Any final zeros to the right of the decimal
point need not be expressed. The inch-pound and SI declarations of
quantity must be accurate and equivalent to each other. For example, a
package bearing a net weight declaration of 2 lb (32 oz) must also
include an SI declaration of 907 g.

+---------------------------------+-----------------+------------------+
| **Table 1. Rounding Rules**     |                 |                  |
+---------------------------------+-----------------+------------------+
| > **When The First Digit        | **The Last      | **Examples**     |
| > Dropped is:**                 | Digit Retained  |                  |
|                                 | is:**           |                  |
+---------------------------------+-----------------+------------------+
| less than 5                     | Unchanged       | 2.44 to 2.4      |
|                                 |                 |                  |
|                                 |                 | 2.429 to 2.4     |
+---------------------------------+-----------------+------------------+
| more than 5, or 5               | Increased by 1  | 2.46 to 2.5      |
|                                 |                 |                  |
| followed by at least1 digit     |                 | 2.451 to 2.5     |
|                                 |                 |                  |
| other than 0                    |                 |                  |
+---------------------------------+-----------------+------------------+
| 5 followed by zeros             | Unchanged if    | 2.450 to 2.4     |
|                                 | Even, or        |                  |
|                                 | Increased by 1  | 2.550 to 2.6     |
|                                 |                 |                  |
|                                 | if Odd          |                  |
+---------------------------------+-----------------+------------------+

a.  When the first digit discarded is less than 5, the last digit
    retained should not be changed. For example, if the quantity 984.3
    is to be declared to 3  significant digits, the number 3 to the
    right of the decimal point must be discarded since it is less than 5
    and the last digit to be retained (the number 4) will remain
    unchanged. The rounded number will read 984. The same rationale
    applies to numbers declared to two significant digits (for example
    68.4 and 7.34); again, the final digit is dropped and the last digit
    retained remains unchanged so that the \"rounded-off\" numbers
    become 68 and 7.3 respectively.

b.  When the first digit to be discarded is greater than 5, or it is a 5
    followed by at least one digit other than zero, the last digit to be
    retained should be increased by one unit.

> **Examples**:
>
> 984.7 becomes 985
>
> 984.51 becomes 985
>
> 6.86 becomes 6.9
>
> 6.88 becomes 6.9

c.  When the first digit to be discarded is exactly 5, followed only by
    zeros, the final digit to be retained should be rounded up if it is
    an odd number (1, 3, 5, 7, or 9), but no adjustment should be made
    if it is an even number (2, 4, 6, or 8).

> **Examples**:
>
> 984.50 becomes 984
>
> 985.50 becomes 986
>
> 68.50 becomes 68
>
> 7.450 becomes 7.4
>
> 7.550 becomes 7.6
>
> ***\*Note***: *See additional examples in Table 2.*

###### 3. Additional Advice on Rounding and Significant Digits {#additional-advice-on-rounding-and-significant-digits .Style-Heading-6-+-After:--0-pt}

(a) These rules require the packer to use good judgment in making
    decisions on how to round and the number of significant digits to
    use in quantity declarations. Rounding should always be done in one
    step; for example, if 16.946 47 g has to be rounded to 3 significant
    digits, it should be rounded to 16.9 g, not 16.946 5, then to
    16.946, then to 16.95 which would then round to 17.0 g (see rounding
    rules above).

(b) Do not use rounded SI values to calculate quantities. For example,
    using 1 in = 25.4 mm, rounded to 25 mm, should not be multiplied by
    2 to determine the SI equivalent for 2 in. The SI equivalent for
    2 in is determined by multiplying 2 in x 25.4 mm = 50.8 mm, then
    rounding to 51 mm.

(c) If a dimension given as 8 ft is valid to the nearest ^1^/10 in,
    consider it to mean 96.0 in and treat it as having 3 significant
    digits. The rounded dimension would then be 2.44 m instead of 2.4 m.

(d) Conversions using a multiple digit conversion factor usually give a
    product with more digits than the original quantity. The final
    product should contain no more significant digits than are contained
    in the number with the fewest significant digits used in the
    conversion. For example, the area of a sheet of paper is determined
    on a calculator by multiplying
    1.25 cm (length) x 1.5 cm (width) = 1.875 cm2. The product given to
    4 significant digits on the calculator cannot be any more accurate
    than 2 significant digits (the number of significant digits in
    1.5 cm), so the area should be declared as 1.9 cm2.

(e) Packagers of consumer commodities should be aware that when a
    converted value is rounded up, there may be a need to (1) increase
    the package contents and/or, (2) select a converted value that does
    not exaggerate the precision of the quantity or overstate the net
    contents. For example, under the rules above, a net weight
    declaration of 16 oz (453.592 437 g) would be rounded up 0.4 g to
    454 g for 3 significant digits. Inspections by weights and measures
    officials are typically conducted using devices with a resolution of
    0.5 g or less. If the packer does not address this possibility, some
    lots of commodities may pass when the inch-pound declaration is
    tested, but fail when the SI declaration is verified.

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| > **Table 2.         |                      |                       |
| > Examples**         |                      |                       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| **Weight:**          |                      |                       |
|                      |                      |                       |
| to convert ounces to |                      |                       |
| grams - multiply     |                      |                       |
| ounces x 28.349 5    |                      |                       |
| grams                |                      |                       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| **Inch-pound**       | **Calculated SI**    | **Rounded SI**        |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| 1.0 oz               | 28.349 5 g           | 28 g                  |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| 5.0 oz               | 141.747 6 g          | 142 g\*               |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| 10¼ oz               | 290.582 38 g         | 291 g\*               |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| 16.0 oz              | 453.592 4 g          | 454 g\*               |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| 32.0 oz              | 907.184 g            | 907 g                 |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| 48.0 oz              | 1360.776 g           | 1.36 kg               |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| 5 lb                 | 2.267 961 85 kg      | 2.27 kg\*             |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| 10 lb                | 4.535 923 7 kg       | 4.54 kg\*             |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| 25 lb                | 11.339 809 25 kg     | 11.3 kg               |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| **Liquid Volume:**   |                      |                       |
|                      |                      |                       |
| to convert fluid     |                      |                       |
| ounces to            |                      |                       |
| milliliters multiply |                      |                       |
| fluid ounces x       |                      |                       |
| 29.573 5 milliliters |                      |                       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| Inch-pound           | Calculated SI        | Rounded SI            |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| 1.0 fl oz            | 29.573 5 mL          | 30 mL\*               |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| 8.0 fl oz            | 236.588 mL           | 237 mL\*              |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| 16.0 fl oz           | 473.176 mL           | 473 mL                |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| 32.0 fl oz           | 946.353 mL           | 946 mL                |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| 1 gal                | 3.785 41 L           | 3.79 L\*              |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| 2½ gal               | 9.463 525 L          | 9.46 L                |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| 5 gal                | 18.927 05 L          | 18.9 L                |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| **Dry Measure:**     |                      |                       |
|                      |                      |                       |
| to convert dry pints |                      |                       |
| to milliliters -     |                      |                       |
| multiply dry pints x |                      |                       |
| 550.610 5            |                      |                       |
| milliliters          |                      |                       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| Inch-pound           | Calculated SI        | Rounded SI            |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| 1 dry pt             | 550.610 5 mL         | 551 mL\*              |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| 1 dry qt             | 1.101 221 L          | 1.1 L                 |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| **Length:**          |                      |                       |
|                      |                      |                       |
| to convert inches to |                      |                       |
| millimeters --       |                      |                       |
| multiply inches x    |                      |                       |
| 25.4 millimeters     |                      |                       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| Inch-pound           | Calculated SI        | Rounded SI            |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| 1 in                 | 25.4 mm              | 25 mm                 |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| 10.5 in              | 266.7 mm             | 267 mm\* or 26.7 cm\* |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| 1 ft                 | 30.48 cm             | 305 mm\* or 30.5 cm\* |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| 5 ft                 | 152.4 cm             | 152 cm or 1.5 m       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| 50 ft                | 15.240 03 m          | 15.2 m                |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| 100 ft               | 30.480 06 m          | 30.5 m\*              |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| \* See 6.13.         |                      |                       |
| Rounding located     |                      |                       |
| under UPLR Appendix  |                      |                       |
| B                    |                      |                       |
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