# IV. Uniform Regulations

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A. Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulation 51

B. Uniform Regulation for the Method of Sale of Commodities 93

C. Uniform Unit Pricing Regulation 121

D. Uniform Regulation for the Voluntary Registration of Servicepersons
and

Service Agencies for Commercial Weighing and Measuring Devices 127

E. Uniform Open Dating Regulation 133

F. Uniform Regulation for National Type Evaluation 141

G. Uniform Engine Fuels, Petroleum Products, and

Automotive Lubricants Regulation 149

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# 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 37th 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, the
Committee on Laws and Regula­tions of the 53rd Annual Meeting of the
National Con­ference in 1968 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 International System of
Units (SI), the metric system, 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. \[See
Metric Conversion Act of 1975 (Public Law 94‑168, § 3(1) and § 4(4), and
NIST Special Publication 814 - Metric System of Measurement;
Interpretation of the International System of Units for the United
States, or the Federal Register of December 20, 1990, (FR 90-21913) or
subsequent revisions.\] In 1988, Congress amended the Metric Conversion
Act of 1975 (see § 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 are effective February 14, 1994, under FPLA and as
specified in § 15 Effective Date; except as specified in § 11.32. SI
Units, Exemptions for Consumer Commodities. SI-only labeling is not
permitted on consumer commodities unless specifically required in this
regulation or by Federal law or regulation.

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 nonconsumer packages.

**2.** **Status** **of** **Promulgation**

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

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**Table of Contents**

**Section** **Page**

[**Preamble** 57](#__RefHeading___Toc26873853)

[**1. Application** 57](#__RefHeading___Toc26873854)

[**2. Definitions** 57](#__RefHeading___Toc26873855)

[2.1. Package . 57](#__RefHeading___Toc26873856)

[2.2. Consumer Package: Package of Consumer Commodity.
57](#__RefHeading___Toc26873857)

[2.3. Nonconsumer Package: Package of Nonconsumer Commodity.
57](#__RefHeading___Toc26873858)

[2.4. Random Package. 57](#__RefHeading___Toc26873859)

[2.5. Label. 58](#__RefHeading___Toc26873860)

[2.6. Person . 58](#__RefHeading___Toc26873861)

[2.7. Principal Display Panel or Panels.
58](#__RefHeading___Toc26873862)

[2.8. Multi‑Unit Package. 58](#__RefHeading___Toc26873863)

[2.9. Combination Package. 58](#__RefHeading___Toc26873864)

[2.10. Variety Package . 58](#__RefHeading___Toc26873865)

[2.11. Petroleum Products . 58](#__RefHeading___Toc26873866)

[2.12. Spot Label. 59](#__RefHeading___Toc26873867)

[2.13. Header Strip. 59](#__RefHeading___Toc26873868)

[2.14. Standard Package. 59](#__RefHeading___Toc26873869)

[2.15. SI or SI Units. 59](#__RefHeading___Toc26873870)

[**3. Declaration of Identity : Consumer Package**
59](#__RefHeading___Toc26873871)

[3.1. Declaration of Identity : Consumer Package.
59](#__RefHeading___Toc26873872)

[3.1.1. Parallel Identity Declaration:  Consumer Package.
60](#__RefHeading___Toc26873873)

[**4. Declaration of Identity: Nonconsumer Package**
60](#__RefHeading___Toc26873874)

[**5. Declaration of Responsibility : Consumer and Nonconsumer
Packages** 60](#__RefHeading___Toc26873875)

[**6. Declaration of Quantity: Consumer Packages**
60](#__RefHeading___Toc26873876)

[6.1. General. 60](#__RefHeading___Toc26873877)

[6.2. Largest Whole Unit. 61](#__RefHeading___Toc26873878)

[6.3. Net Quantity. 61](#__RefHeading___Toc26873879)

[6.3.1. Use of \"Net Mass\" or \"Net Weight.\\
61](#__RefHeading___Toc26873880)

[6.3.2. Lines of Print or Type. 61](#__RefHeading___Toc26873881)

[6.4. Terms:  Weight, Liquid Measure, Dry Measure, or Count.
61](#__RefHeading___Toc26873882)

[6.4.1. Combination Declaration . 61](#__RefHeading___Toc26873883)

[6.5. SI Units: Mass, Measure 62](#__RefHeading___Toc26873884)

[6.5.1. Symbols. 62](#__RefHeading___Toc26873885)

[6.5.2. Fractions and Prefixes 63](#__RefHeading___Toc26873886)

[6.6. Prescribed Units, SI. 63](#__RefHeading___Toc26873887)

[6.6.1. Less than 1 Meter, 1 Square Meter, 1 Kilogram, 1 Cubic Meter, or
1 Liter. 63](#__RefHeading___Toc26873888)

[6.7. Inch‑Pound Units: Weight, Measure.
64](#__RefHeading___Toc26873889)

[6.7.1. Symbols and Abbreviations . 64](#__RefHeading___Toc26873890)

[6.7.2. Units of Two or More Meanings . 64](#__RefHeading___Toc26873891)

[6.8. Prescribed Units, Inch‑Pound System
65](#__RefHeading___Toc26873892)

[6.8.1. Less than 1 Foot, 1 Square Foot, 1 Pound, or 1 Pint.
65](#__RefHeading___Toc26873893)

[6.8.2. 1 Foot, 1 Square Foot, 1 Pound, 1 Pint, 1 Gallon or More.
65](#__RefHeading___Toc26873894)

[6.9. Bidimensional Commodities 66](#__RefHeading___Toc26873895)

[6.10. Count:  Ply. 66](#__RefHeading___Toc26873896)

[6.11. Fractions 67](#__RefHeading___Toc26873897)

[6.12. Supplementary Quantity Declarations.
67](#__RefHeading___Toc26873898)

[6.13. Rounding 67](#__RefHeading___Toc26873899)

[6.14. Qualification of Declaration Prohibited.
67](#__RefHeading___Toc26873900)

[6.15. Character of Declaration: Average .
67](#__RefHeading___Toc26873901)

[6.16. Random Packages . 67](#__RefHeading___Toc26873902)

[**7. Declaration of Quantity: Nonconsumer Packages**
68](#__RefHeading___Toc26873903)

[7.1. General. 68](#__RefHeading___Toc26873904)

[7.2. Location. 68](#__RefHeading___Toc26873905)

[7.3. Terms: Weight, Liquid Measure, Dry Measure, or Count.
68](#__RefHeading___Toc26873906)

[7.4. SI Units: Mass, Measure. 68](#__RefHeading___Toc26873907)

[7.4.1. Symbols 69](#__RefHeading___Toc26873908)

[7.5. Inch‑Pound Units: Weight, Measure.
69](#__RefHeading___Toc26873909)

[7.5.1. Symbols and Abbreviations. 69](#__RefHeading___Toc26873910)

[7.6. Character of Declaration: Average.
69](#__RefHeading___Toc26873911)

[**8. Prominence and Placement : Consumer Packages**
69](#__RefHeading___Toc26873912)

[8.1. General. 69](#__RefHeading___Toc26873913)

[8.1.1. Location 69](#__RefHeading___Toc26873914)

[8.1.2. Style of Type or Lettering. 69](#__RefHeading___Toc26873915)

[8.1.3. Color Contrast . 69](#__RefHeading___Toc26873916)

[8.1.4. Free Area 70](#__RefHeading___Toc26873917)

[8.1.5. Parallel Quantity Declaration. 70](#__RefHeading___Toc26873918)

[8.2. Calculation of Area of Principal Display Panel for Purposes of
Type Size. 70](#__RefHeading___Toc26873919)

[8.2.1. Minimum Height of Numbers and Letters.
71](#__RefHeading___Toc26873920)

[8.2.2. Numbers and Letters: Proportion.
71](#__RefHeading___Toc26873921)

[**9. Prominence and Placement: Nonconsumer Packages**
71](#__RefHeading___Toc26873922)

[9.1. General. 71](#__RefHeading___Toc26873923)

[**10. Requirements:  Specific Consumer Commodities, Nonconsumer
Commodities, Packages, Containers** 71](#__RefHeading___Toc26873924)

[10.1. Display Card Package. 71](#__RefHeading___Toc26873925)

[10.2. Eggs. 71](#__RefHeading___Toc26873926)

[10.3. Aerosols and Similar Pressurized Containers.
71](#__RefHeading___Toc26873927)

[10.4. Multi‑Unit Packages . 71](#__RefHeading___Toc26873928)

[10.5. Combination Packages. 72](#__RefHeading___Toc26873929)

[10.6. Variety Packages. 73](#__RefHeading___Toc26873930)

[10.7. Cylindrical Containers. 73](#__RefHeading___Toc26873931)

[10.8. Measurement of Container-Type Commodities, How Expressed
73](#__RefHeading___Toc26873932)

[10.8.1. General 73](#__RefHeading___Toc26873933)

[10.8.2. Capacity. 74](#__RefHeading___Toc26873934)

[10.8.3. Terms 74](#__RefHeading___Toc26873935)

[10.9. Textile Products, Threads, and Yarns
74](#__RefHeading___Toc26873936)

[10.9.1. Wearing Apparel. 74](#__RefHeading___Toc26873937)

[10.9.2. Textiles. 75](#__RefHeading___Toc26873938)

[10.9.3. Sewing Threads, Handicraft Threads, and Yarns.
76](#__RefHeading___Toc26873939)

[10.10. Packaged Seed. 76](#__RefHeading___Toc26873940)

[10.11. Statements of Cubic Measure in Compressed Form.
76](#__RefHeading___Toc26873941)

[**11. Exemptions** 76](#__RefHeading___Toc26873942)

[11.1. Random Packages . 76](#__RefHeading___Toc26873943)

[11.1.1. Indirect Sale of Random Packages.
77](#__RefHeading___Toc26873944)

[11.2. Small Confections. 77](#__RefHeading___Toc26873945)

[11.3. Small Packages of Meat or Meat Products
77](#__RefHeading___Toc26873946)

[11.4. Individual Servings . 78](#__RefHeading___Toc26873947)

[11.5. Cuts, Plugs, and Twists of Tobacco and Cigars.
78](#__RefHeading___Toc26873948)

[11.6. Reusable (Returnable) Glass Containers.
78](#__RefHeading___Toc26873949)

[11.7. Cigarettes and Small Cigars. 78](#__RefHeading___Toc26873950)

[11.8. Packaged Commodities with Labeling Requirements Specified in
Federal Law. 78](#__RefHeading___Toc26873951)

[11.9. Fluid Dairy Products , Ice Cream , and Similar Frozen Desserts.
78](#__RefHeading___Toc26873952)

[11.10. Single Strength and Less than Single Strength Fruit Juice
Beverages, Imitation s thereof, and Drinking Water .
78](#__RefHeading___Toc26873953)

[11.11. Soft‑Drink Bottles. 78](#__RefHeading___Toc26873954)

[11.12. Multi‑Unit Soft‑Drink Packages .
79](#__RefHeading___Toc26873955)

[11.13. Butter. 79](#__RefHeading___Toc26873956)

[11.14. Eggs. 79](#__RefHeading___Toc26873957)

[11.15. Flour . 79](#__RefHeading___Toc26873958)

[11.16. Small Packages. 79](#__RefHeading___Toc26873959)

[11.17. Decorative Containers . 79](#__RefHeading___Toc26873960)

[11.18. Combination and Variety Packages.
79](#__RefHeading___Toc26873961)

[11.19. Margarine. 79](#__RefHeading___Toc26873962)

[11.20. Corn Flour and Corn Meal. 80](#__RefHeading___Toc26873963)

[11.21. Prescription and Insulin‑Containing Drugs.
80](#__RefHeading___Toc26873964)

[11.22. Camera Film, Video Recording Tape, Audio Recording Tape and
Other Image and Audio Recording Media Intended for Retail Sale and
Consumer Use. 80](#__RefHeading___Toc26873965)

[11.23. Tint Base Paint 80](#__RefHeading___Toc26873966)

[11.24. Motor Oil in Cans. 80](#__RefHeading___Toc26873967)

[11.25. Pillows , Cushions , Comforters , Mattress Pads , Sleeping Bags
, and Similar Products. 81](#__RefHeading___Toc26873968)

[11.26. Commodities\' Variable Weights and Sizes.
81](#__RefHeading___Toc26873969)

[11.27. Packaged Commodities Sold by Count.
81](#__RefHeading___Toc26873970)

[11.28. Textile Packages . 81](#__RefHeading___Toc26873971)

[11.29 Spot Label. 81](#__RefHeading___Toc26873972)

[11.30. Header Strip. 81](#__RefHeading___Toc26873973)

[11.31. Decorative Wallcovering Borders.
81](#__RefHeading___Toc26873974)

[11.32. SI Units, Exemptions - Consumer Commodities.
81](#__RefHeading___Toc26873975)

[11.33. I nch-Pound Units, Exemptions - Consumer Commodities.
82](#__RefHeading___Toc26873976)

[**12. Variations to be Allowed** 82](#__RefHeading___Toc26873977)

[12.1. Packaging Variations 82](#__RefHeading___Toc26873978)

[12.1.1. Variations from Declared Net Quantity .
82](#__RefHeading___Toc26873979)

[12.1.2. Variations Resulting from Exposure .
82](#__RefHeading___Toc26873980)

[12.2. Magnitude of Permitted Variations.
83](#__RefHeading___Toc26873981)

[**13. Retail Sale Price Representations**
83](#__RefHeading___Toc26873982)

[13.1. \"Cents‑off\" Representations 83](#__RefHeading___Toc26873983)

[13.2. Introductory Offers. 84](#__RefHeading___Toc26873984)

[13.3. Economy Size 84](#__RefHeading___Toc26873985)

[**14. Revocation of Conflicting Regulations**
85](#__RefHeading___Toc26873986)

[**15. Effective Date** 85](#__RefHeading___Toc26873987)

[**UPLR Appendix A: SI/Inch-Pound Conversion Factors**
87](#__RefHeading___Toc26873988)

[Examples 91](#examples)

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**Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulation**

**Preamble**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873853 .anchor}

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**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873854 .anchor}

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
    nonconsumer 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 carriers and 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**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873855 .anchor}

**2.1. Package.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873856 .anchor} \-- Except as
modified by § 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
    **^\[NOTE\ 1,\ see\ page\ [57](#H130PacklabregsNOTE1)\]^** 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, 1991)

[]{#H130PacklabregsNOTE1 .anchor}***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.**
[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873857 .anchor} ‑‑ 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, 1991)

**2.3. Nonconsumer Package:** **Package of Nonconsumer Com­mod­ity.**
[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873858 .anchor} ‑‑ Any package other than a
consumer package, and par­ticularly a pack­age intended solely for
industrial or institutional use or for wholesale dis­tribution.

(Amended 1988, 1991)

**2.4. Random** **Package.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873859 .anchor}‑‑ 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, 1990)

**2.5. Label.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873860 .anchor}‑‑ 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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873861 .anchor}‑‑ 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.**
[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873862 .anchor} ‑‑ 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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873863 .anchor} ‑‑
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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873864 .anchor}\--
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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873865 .anchor} \-- 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: 2 sponges of different sizes; plastic tableware,
consisting of 4 spoons, 4 knives, and 4 forks.)

(Added 1989)

**2.11. Petroleum Products.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873866 .anchor} -‑
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.\"

(Added 1987; Amended 1988)

**2.12. Spot Label.**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873867 .anchor} \-- 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 § 11.29. for net contents placement exemption for a spot label. Also
see Figure 1.

(Added 1990; Amended 1991)

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> **Figure 1. Figure 2.**

**2.13. Header Strip.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873868 .anchor} \-- 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 § 11.30. for net contents placement
exemptions. Also see Figure 2.

(Added 1990)

**2.14. Standard Package.**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873869 .anchor} \-- A
package that is one of a lot, shipment, or delivery of packages of the
same commodity with identical net contents declarations; for example,
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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873870 .anchor} \-- \"
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. \[See Metric Conversion Act of 1975 (Public Law 94-168, § 3(1)
and § 4(4), and NIST Special Publication 814 - Metric System of
Measurement; Interpretation of the International System of Units for the
United States or Federal Register of December 20, 1990 (FR 90-21913)\].

(Added 1993)

**Section 3. Declaration of Identity: Consumer
Package**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873871 .anchor}

**3.1. Declaration of Identity: Consumer Package.**
[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873872 .anchor} ‑‑ A separate declaration of
iden­tity**^\[NOTE\ 2,\ see\ page \ [59](#H130PacklabregsNOTE2)^** 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; Footnote added 1986)

[]{#H130PacklabregsNOTE2 .anchor}***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.**
> []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873873 .anchor} ‑‑ 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: Nonconsumer
Package**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873874 .anchor}

A declaration of
identity**^\[NOTE\ 2,\ see\ page\ [59](#H130PacklabregsNOTE2)\]^** on a
nonconsumer 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**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873875 .anchor}

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
[,]{.underline}\" \"Di­stri­buted by [,]{.underline}\" or any other
wording of similar import that ex­presses the facts.

**Section 6. Declaration of Quantity: Consumer
Packages**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873876 .anchor}

**6.1. General.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873877
.anchor}**^\[NOTE\ 3,\ See\ page\ [60](#H130PacklabregsNOTE3)\]^** ‑‑
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 § 11.32. SI Units,
Exemptions for Consumer Commodities and § 11.33 Inch-Pound Units,
Exemptions - Consumer Commodities.

(Amended 1985, 1990, 1993, and 1999)

[]{#H130PacklabregsNOTE3 .anchor}***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, \[except for
seed (see § 10.10. Packaged Seed) and camera film and recording tape
(see § 11.22. Camera Film, Video Recording Tape, Audio Recording Tape
and Other Image and Audio Recording Media Intended for Retail Sale and
Consumer Use), and as specified in § 11.32. SI Units, Exemptions -
Consumer Commodities\]. SI units may appear first.*

(Added 1982; Amended 1990, 1993)

**6.2. Largest Whole Unit.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873878 .anchor}\--
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
§ 6.5.2. (a) and § 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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873879 .anchor}‑‑ 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 § 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 § 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.\"**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873880 .anchor} ‑‑ 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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873881
> .anchor} ‑‑ 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.**
[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873882 .anchor} ‑‑ 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**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873883
> .anchor}

(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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873884
.anchor}**^\[NOTE\ 3,\ see\ page\ [60](#H130PacklabregsNOTE3)^** ‑‑ 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. For example: 500 g
    not 0.5 kg; 1.96 kg not 1960 g; or 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. For example: 1.5 kg, not 1 kg 500 g.

> (Added 1993)
>
> **6.5.1. Symbols.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873885 .anchor}‑‑ 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                  c             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                                    
  ---------------------- ------------- ----------------------- ------------

(a) Symbols**^\[NOTE\ 4,\ see\ page\ [63](#H130PacklabregsNOTE4)\]^**,
    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, 1993)

[]{#H130PacklabregsNOTE4 .anchor}***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 millimeters (approximately
1/8 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**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873886 .anchor}

(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**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873887
.anchor}**^\[\ NOTE\ 3,\ see\ page\ [60](#H130PacklabregsNOTE3)\]^**

> **6.6.1. Less than 1 Meter, 1 Square Meter, 1 Kilo­gram, 1 Cubic Meter,
> or 1 Liter.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873888 .anchor} **-**‑ 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 square meter: 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 kilogram : in grams and decimal fractions of a
    gram, but if less than 1 gram, then in milligrams;

(d) liquid or dry measure of less than 1 liter: in milliliters;

(e) cubic measure less than 1 cubic meter: in cubic centimeters or cubic
    decimeters (liters) \[See § 10.14. Cubic Measure in Compressed
    Form\];

> (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, 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 meter or more: in meters and decimal frac­tions
    to not more than three places;

(b) area measure of 1 square meter or more: in square meters and decimal
    frac­tions to not more than three places;

(c) mass of 1 kilogram or more: in kilograms and decimal fractions to
    not more than three places;

(d) liquid or dry measure of 1 liter or more: in liters and decimal
    fractions to not more than three places;

> (Added 1986; Amended 1993)

(e) cubic measure of 1 cubic meter or more: in cubic meters and decimal
    fractions to not more than three places (See § 10.14. Cubic Measure
    in Compressed Form).

> (Added 1993)

**6.7. Inch‑Pound Units: Weight, Measure.**
[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873889 .anchor}‑‑ 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 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, 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 § 10.14. Cubic Measure in Compressed
    Form);

f.  in units of dry measure shall be in terms of the United States
    bushel of 2,150.42 cubic inches, or peck, dry‑quart, and dry‑pint
    subdivisions of the bushel (see § 10.14. Cubic Measure in Compressed
    Form).

> **6.7.1. Symbols and Abbreviations.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873890
> .anchor} ‑‑ 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, 1993)
>
> **6.7.2. Units of Two or More Meanings.**
> []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873891 .anchor} ‑‑ 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**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873892 .anchor}**.**

> **6.8.1. Less than 1 Foot, 1 Square Foot, 1 Pound, or 1 Pint.**
> []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873893 .anchor} ‑‑ The dec­lara­tion of quantity
> shall be expressed in the following terms:

(a) in the case of length measure of less than 1 foot, in inches and
    fractions of inches;

(b) in the case of area measure of less than 1 square foot, in square
    inches and frac­tions of square inches;

(c) in the case of weight of less than 1 pound, in ounces and frac­tions
    of ounces;

(d) in the case of liquid measure of less than 1 pint, 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.**
> []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873894 .anchor} ‑‑ The dec­lara­tion of quantity
> shall be expressed in the following terms (see § 6.2. Largest Whole
> Unit and § 6.11. Fractions):

(a) Linear Measure. \-- If 1 foot 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 square foot or more, but less than 4 square feet, 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 square feet 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 pound 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 pint or more, but less than 1 gallon, 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 quarts may be
        declared as one-half gallon, and it shall be optional to include
        an additional expression of net quantity in fluid ounces; or

    2.  If 1 gallon 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 pint 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. Bidimensional Commodities**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873895
.anchor}**. \--** For bidimensional 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 sq ft), 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 sq ft) but less than 37.1 dm^2^
    (4 sq ft), 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
    \[Example: \"31 dm^2^ (49 cm x 64 cm) 3.36 sq ft (1.6 ft x 2.1
    ft)\"\], *provided*:

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1)  for bidimensional 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 feet 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 §
    6.10. Count: Ply), and

4)  for inch-pound declarations, it shall be optional to include after
    the statement of the linear dimensions in the largest whole unit a
    parenthetical declaration of the same dimensions in inches
    \[Example: \" 25 sq ft (12 in x 8.33 yd) (12 in x 300 in)\"\]

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c.  if the area is 37.1 dm^2^ (4 sq ft) 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*:

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

2)  for bidimensional 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 feet 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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873896 .anchor} ‑‑ 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** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873897 .anchor}

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:

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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.

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b.  **Common fractions:**  A common fraction shall be reduced to its
    low­est term (Example:  2/4 becomes 1/2).

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

> (Amended 1986, Amended 1993)

**6.12. Supplementary Quantity Declarations.**
[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873898 .anchor} ‑‑ 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.**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873899 .anchor}
**^\[NOTE\ 5,\ see\ page\ [67](#H130PacklabregsNOTE5)\]^** \-- 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)

[]{#H130PacklabregsNOTE5 .anchor}***NOTE 5:** When as a result of
rounding SI or customary inch-pound declarations the resulting
declarations are not exact, the largest declaration (either metic 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.**
[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873900 .anchor} ‑‑ 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.**
[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873901 .anchor} ‑‑ 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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873902 .anchor} ‑‑ 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: Noncon­sumer
Packages**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873903 .anchor}

**7.1. General.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873904 .anchor} ‑‑ 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.**^\[\ NOTE\ 6,\ see\ page\ [68](#H130PacklabregsNOTE6)\]^**
(See § 6.3. Net Quantity and § 6.3.1. Use of \"Net Mass\" or \"Net
Weight.\")

[]{#H130PacklabregsNOTE6 .anchor}***NOTE 6:** Although nonconsumer
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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873905 .anchor} ‑‑ A
nonconsumer 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 § 6.2. Largest Whole Unit; for small packages, see
§ 11.16. Small Packages).

**7.3. Terms: Weight, Liquid Measure, Dry Measure, or Count.**
[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873906 .anchor} ‑‑ 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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873907
.anchor} ‑‑ 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. For example: 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. For example: 1.5 kg, not 1 kg 500 g.

> **7.4.1. Symbols.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873908 .anchor}‑‑ Only
> those symbols as detailed in § 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.**
[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873909 .anchor}‑‑ 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 cubic inches, or peck, dry‑quart, and dry‑pint
    subdivisions of the bushel.

> **7.5.1. Symbols and Abbreviations.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873910
> .anchor} ‑‑ 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
> § 6.7.1. Symbols and Abbrevi­a­tions.)

**7.6. Character of Declaration: Average.**
[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873911 .anchor} ‑‑ 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**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873912 .anchor}

**8.1. General.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873913 .anchor} ‑‑ 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** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873914 .anchor}**.** ‑‑
> The declaration or declarations of quantity of the con­tents of a
> package shall appear in the bottom 30 percent of the principal display
> panel or panels. For cylindrical containers, see also § 10.7. for
> additional requirements. For small packages, see § 11.16.

(Amended 1975)

> **8.1.2. Style of Type or Lettering.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873915
> .anchor} ‑‑ 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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873916 .anchor} ‑‑
> 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**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873917 .anchor}**.**
> **‑‑** 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.**
> []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873918 .anchor} ‑‑ 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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873919 .anchor} \-- 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^).
>
> ![](media/image3.wmf){width="2.083464566929134in"
> height="2.8751968503937007in"}![](media/image4.wmf){width="2.75in"
> height="1.9791338582677165in"}
>
> **Figure 3. Figure 4.**

b.  in the case of cylindrical or nearly cylindrical container, 40
    percent 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 § 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 § 2.12.
> and § 11.29).

c.  in the case of any other shaped container, 40 percent 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.

> ![](media/image5.wmf)
>
> \*10^2^ = 100; 10^3^ = 1000; 10^-1^ -- 0.1; 10^-2^ = 0.01
>
> **Figure 5**.
>
> 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.**
> []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873920 .anchor} \-- 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)
>
> **8.2.2. Numbers and Letters: Proportion.**
> []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873921 .anchor} **‑‑** No num­ber or letter
> shall be more than three times as high as it **is wide.­**

**Section 9. Prominence and Placement: Nonconsumer
Packages**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873922 .anchor}

**9.1. General.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873923 .anchor} ‑‑ All
information required to appear on a nonconsumer 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, Nonconsumer
Commod­ities, Packages, Containers**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873924
.anchor}

(Title amended 1979)

**10.1. Display Card Package.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873925 .anchor}
‑‑ 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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873926 .anchor} ‑‑ 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.**
[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873927 .anchor} ‑‑ 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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873928
.anchor}**^\[\ NOTE\ 7,\ see\ page\ [72](#H130PacklabregsNOTE7)\]^** \--
Any package containing more than one in­dividual \"com­modity in package
form\" (see § 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)

[]{#H130PacklabregsNOTE7 .anchor}***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]{.underline} 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 § 11.11. Soft‑Drink Bottles and 11.12.
Multi-Unit Soft-Drink Bottles)*

*(Added 1984)*

**10.5. Combination** **Packages.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873929
.anchor} ‑‑ 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:**

1)  Lighter Fluid and Flints:

> 2 cans - lighter fluid - each 236 mL (8 fl oz)
>
> 1 package - 8 flints

2)  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)

3)  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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873930 .anchor} ‑‑ 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:**

1)  11 Sponges 11 cm x 20.3 cm x 1.9 cm (4 in x 8 in x 3/4 in)

> 14 Sponges 5.7 cm x 10 cm x 1.2 cm (2 1/4 in x 4 in x 1/2 in)
>
> Total: 25 Sponges

2)  2 Soap Bars 85 g (3 oz) ea

> 1 Soap Bar 142 g (5 oz)
>
> Total: 3 Soap Bars 312 g (11 oz)

3)  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)

4)  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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873931
.anchor} ‑‑ In the case of cylindrical or nearly cylin­drical con­tainers,
informa­tion required to appear on the principal display panel shall
appear within that 40 percent 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**
[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873932 .anchor}

> **10.8.1. General**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873933 .anchor}**.** \--
> 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:

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    of 1 meter or more will be expressed in meters with the remainder in
    terms of decimal fractions of the meter; and

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    more will be expressed in feet with any remainder in terms of inches
    or common or decimal fractions of the foot.

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(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. \[Examples: \"25 Bags, 43 cm x 10 cm x 50
    cm (17 in x 4 in x 20 in)\" or \"100 Bags, 50.8 cm x 30.4 cm x
    76.2 cm (20 in x 12 in x 2-1/2 ft)\"\]

(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 centimeters or 2
    inches. The linear dimensions shall be expressed as specified in
    § 10.8.1.(a). \[Example for bag-type commodities: \"2 pans, 20 cm x
    20 cm (8 in x 8 in)\"\]

(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 centimeters or 2
    inches. \[Example: \"4 pans, 20 cm (8 in) diameter x 10 cm (4
    in)\"\]

(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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873934 .anchor} \-- 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:

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(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. \[Example: Leaf Bags - \"8
    bags, 211L capacity, 1.21 m x 1.52 m (6 bu capacity, 4 ft x
    5 ft)\"\]

(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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873935 .anchor} \-- For
> purposes of this section, the use of the terms \"capacity,\"
> \"diameter,\" and \"fluid\" is optional.

**10.9. Textile Products, Threads, and Yarns**
[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873936 .anchor}

> **10.9.1. Wearing** **Apparel.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873937
> .anchor} ‑‑ 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
> § 6.4. Terms: Weight, Liquid Measure, Dry Measure, or Count of this
> regula­tion.
>
> **10.9.2. Textiles.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873938 .anchor} ‑‑
> Bedsheets, blankets, pillowcases, com­forters, quilts, bedspreads,
> mattress covers and pads, afghans, throws, dresser and other furni­ture
> scarfs, 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, non‑­rectangular
> diapers, slip covers, etc., shall be exempt from the requirements of §
> 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, 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
    scarfs, 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 dish towels, dish cloths, 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 pot holders,
    fix­ture and appliance covers, slip covers, 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 § (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.**
> []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873939 .anchor} ‑‑ 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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873940 .anchor} ‑‑
Packages of seeds intended for planting with net contents of less than
225 grams or 8 ounces shall be labeled in full accord with this
regulation except as follows:

a.  The quantity statement shall appear in the upper 30 percent 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
        grams, and

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

> (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, 1993)

**10.11. Statements of Cubic Measure in Compressed Form.**
[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873941 .anchor} 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** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873942
.anchor}**^\[\ NOTE\ 8,\ see\ page\ [77](#H130PacklabregsNOTE8)\]^**

[]{#H130PacklabregsNOTE8 .anchor}***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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873943 .anchor} ‑‑ 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.**
> []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873944 .anchor} -‑ 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 on‑line sales, sales conducted by telephone or facsimile, and catalog
sales.

(Added 2001) (Amended 2002)

**11.2. Small Confections.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873945 .anchor} ‑‑
Individually wrapped pieces of \"penny candy \" and other con­fec­tionery
of less than 15 g or ½ ounce 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.**
[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873946 .anchor}\-- Indiv­idually wrapped and
lab­eled packages of meat or meat products of less than 15 grams or
1/2-ounce 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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873947 .anchor}
‑‑ Individual serving‑size packages of foods containing less than 15
grams or 1/2 ounce or less than 15 milliliters or 1/2 fluid ounce 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.**
[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873948 .anchor} ‑‑ 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.**
[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873949 .anchor} ‑‑ 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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873950
.anchor} ‑‑ 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 § 8.1.1. Loca­tion, § 8.2.1. Minimum Height of Numbers and
Letters, and § 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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873951 .anchor} ‑‑ 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 § 11.32.
SI Units, Exemptions - Comsumer Commodities.)

**11.9. Fluid Dairy Products, Ice Cream, and Similar Frozen Des­serts.**
[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873952 .anchor} ‑‑

a.  When packaged in 1/2‑liquid‑pint and 1/2‑gallon con­tainers, are
    exempt from the require­ments for stating net contents of 8 fluid
    ounces and 64 fluid ounces, which may be ex­pressed as 1/2 pint and
    1/2 gallon, 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
    § 8.1.1. Location that the declar­ation of net contents be located
    within the bottom 30 percent of the principal display panel.­

c.  Milk and milk products when measured by and packaged in glass or
    plastic con­tainers of 1/2‑pint, 1‑pint, 1‑quart, 1/2‑­gallon, and
    1‑gallon capacities are exempt from the placement requirement of
    § 8.1.1. Location that the dec­laration of net con­tents be located
    within the bottom 30 percent 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**.
[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873953 .anchor}

a.  When packaged in glass, plastic, or fluid milk type paper con­tainers
    of 8 fluid ouce and 64 fluid ounce capacity, are exempt from the
    require­ments of § 6.2. Largest Whole Unit to the extent that net
    con­tents of 8 fluid ounces and 64 fluid ounces (or 2 quarts) may be
    expressed as 1/2 pint (or half pint) and 1/2 gallon (or half
    gal­lon), respec­tively.

b.  When packaged in glass or plastic containers of ½ pint, 1 pint,
    1 quart, ½ gallon, and 1 gallon capacities, are exempt from the
    placement requirements of § 8.1.1. Location that the declaration of
    net contents be located within the bottom 30 percent 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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873954 .anchor}
‑‑ 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.**
[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873955 .anchor} ‑‑ 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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873956 .anchor} ‑‑ When
packaged in 4‑ounce, 8‑ounce, and 1‑pound pac­kages with con­tinuous label
copy wrapping, butter is exempt from the require­ments that the state­ment
of identity (§ 3.1.1. Parallel Identity Declaration: Consumer Package)
and the net quantity declaration (§ 8.1.5. Parallel Quantity
Declaration) be genera­lly parallel to the base of the package. When
packaged in 8‑ounce and 1‑pound units, butter is ex­empt from the
require­ment for location (§ 8.1.1.) of net quantity dec­laration.

(Amended 1980, 1993)

**11.14. Eggs.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873957 .anchor} ‑‑ Cartons
containing 12 eggs shall be exempt from the re­quirement for location
(§ 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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873958 .anchor} ‑‑ Packages of
wheat flour in conventional 2‑, 5‑, 10‑, 25‑, 50‑, and 100‑pound
packages shall be exempt from the require­ment in this regulation for
location (§ 8.1.1.) of the net quantity declara­tion.

(Amended 1980, 1993)

**11.16. Small Packages.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873959 .anchor} ‑‑ On
a principal display panel of 32 square centimeters (5 sq in) or less,
the dec­laration of quantity need not appear in the bottom 30 percent of
the prin­cipal dis­play panel if that declaration satisfies the other
require­ments of this regula­tion.

(Amended 1980)­

**11.17. Decorative Containers.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873960
.anchor} ‑‑ 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 (1/4 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.**
[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873961 .anchor} ‑‑ Combination and variety
packages are exempt from the re­quire­ments in this regulation for:

a.  Location (see § 8.1.1.),

b.  Free area (see § 8.1.4.), and

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

(Amended 1989)

**11.19. Margarine.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873962 .anchor} ‑‑
Margarine in 1‑pound 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 § 8.1.1.) of the net quan­tity declaration.

(Amended 1980, 1993)

**11.20. Corn Flour and Corn Meal.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873963
.anchor} ‑‑ Corn flour and corn meal pack­aged in con­ven­tional 5‑, 10‑,
25‑, 50‑, and 100‑pound bags shall be exempt from the re­quirement in
this regu­lation for location (see § 8.1.1.) of the net quantity
declaration.

(Amended 1978, 1980)

**11.21. Prescription and Insulin‑Containing Drugs.**
[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873964 .anchor} ‑‑ Pre­scrip­tion and
insulin‑containing drugs subject to the provisions of § 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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873965 .anchor} \-- 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:

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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.
    (Example, \"36 exposures, 36 mm x 24 mm\" or \"12 exposures, 2-1/4
    in x 2‑1/4 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
    **^\[NOTE\ 9,\ see\ page\ [80](#H130PacklabregsNOTE9)\]^** may be
    provided.

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

[]{#H130PacklabregsNOTE9 .anchor}***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**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873966 .anchor}**.**
‑‑ 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, 1993)

**11.24. Motor Oil in Cans.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873967 .anchor} ‑‑
Motor oils when packed in cans bearing the prin­cipal dis­play panel on
the body of the container are exempt from the requirements of § 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 1/4 in.

(Amended 1974, 1980, 1993)

**11.25. Pillows, Cushions, Comforters, Mattress Pads, Sleeping Bags,
and Similar Pro­ducts.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873968 .anchor} ‑‑ 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 (§ 8.1.1.), size of letters or num­bers (§ 8.2.1. and 8.2.2.),
free area (§ 8.1.4.), and the declarations of identity and
respon­sibility (§ 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.**
[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873969 .anchor} ‑‑ 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 § 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.**
[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873970
.anchor}**^\[NOTE\ 10,\ see\ page\ [81](#H130PacklabregsNOTE10)\]^** ‑‑
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)­

[]{#H130PacklabregsNOTE10 .anchor}***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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873971 .anchor} ‑‑
Pack­ages of textiles that are required by § 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 § 8.1.1.),

b.  Free area (see § 8.1.4.), and

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

> (Added 1971; Amended 1989)

**11.29. Spot Label.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873972 .anchor} \-- The
declaration of quantity of the contents of a package is exempt from
§ 8.1.1. Location requiring the quantity declaration to appear in the
bottom 30 percent of the principal display panel, as long as the
declaration of quantity appears in the lower 30 percent of the spot
label. In no case may the size of the spot label be used to determine
the minimum type size; see § 8.2. for this determination.

(Added 1990)

**11.30. Header Strip.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873973 .anchor} \-- The
declaration of quantity of the contents of a package is exempt from
§ 8.1.1. Location requiring the quantity declaration to appear in the
bottom 30 percent of the principal display panel, as long as the
declaration of quantity appears in the lower 30 percent 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 § 8.2. for this
determination.

(Added 1990)

**11.31. Decorative** **Wallcovering Borders.**
[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873974 .anchor} \-- Decorative wallcovering
borders when packaged and labeled for retail sale shall be exempt from
the requirements of § 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.**
[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873975 .anchor} ‑‑ The requirements for
statements of quantity in SI units (except for those in § 10.10.
Packaged Seed and § 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 § 6. Declaration of Quantity: Consumer
Packages shall not apply to:

a.  Foods packaged at the retail store level,

b.  Random weight packages (see § 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.**
[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873976 .anchor} ‑‑ 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**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873977
.anchor}

**12.1. Packaging Variations** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873978 .anchor}

> **12.1.1. Variations from Declared Net Quantity.**
> []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873979 .anchor} ‑‑ 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.**
> []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873980 .anchor} ‑‑ 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.**
[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873981 .anchor} ‑‑ The magnitude of vari­ations
per­mit­ted under § 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
National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 133, \"Checking
the Net Con­tents of Pack­aged Goods.\"

(Amended 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988)

**Section 13. Retail Sale Price
Representations**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873982 .anchor}

**13.1. \"Cents‑off\" Representations** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873983
.anchor}

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 § 13.2. Introductory Offers, the packager or
    labeler of a consumer com­modity shall not have imprinted thereon a
    \"cents‑­off\" representation unless:

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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.

> **5)(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;
>
> **5)(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
>
> **5)(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.

6)  Sales of any single size commodity so labeled in a trade area do not
    ex­ceed in volume 50 percent 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 percent 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.** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873984 .anchor}
‑‑

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:

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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.

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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:

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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.

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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** []{#__RefHeading___Toc26873985 .anchor}

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:

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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 per­cent) from the actual
    price of all other pack­aged or labeled units of the same brand of
    that commodity offered simul­taneous­ly.

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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**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873986 .anchor}

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**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873987 .anchor}

This regulation shall become effective on [.]{.underline}

Given under my hand and the seal of my office in the City of on this day
of [.]{.underline}

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

+-----------------------------+---------------+------------------------+
| #### Table 1. Minimum He    |               |                        |
| ight of Numbers and Letters |               |                        |
+-----------------------------+---------------+------------------------+
| ##### Area                  | **Min. height | **Min. height; label   |
|  of principal display panel | of numbers    | information blown,     |
|                             | and letters** | formed, or molded on   |
|                             |               | surface on container** |
+-----------------------------+---------------+------------------------+
| 32 cm^2^                    | 1.6 mm        | 3.2 mm                 |
|                             |               |                        |
| (5 sq in)                   | (1/16 in)     | (1/8 in)               |
+-----------------------------+---------------+------------------------+
| \> 32 cm^2^                 | 3.2 mm        | 4.8 mm                 |
|                             |               |                        |
| (5 sq in) 161 cm^2^ (25 sq  | (1/8 in)      | (3/16 in)              |
| in)                         |               |                        |
+-----------------------------+---------------+------------------------+
| \> 161 cm^2^                | 4.8 mm        | 6.4 mm                 |
|                             |               |                        |
| (25 sq in)                  | (3/16 in)     | (1/4 in)               |
|                             |               |                        |
| 645 cm^2^                   |               |                        |
|                             |               |                        |
| (100 sq in)                 |               |                        |
+-----------------------------+---------------+------------------------+
| \> 645 cm^2^                | 6.4 mm        | 7.9 mm                 |
|                             |               |                        |
| (100 sq in) 2581 cm^2^ (400 | (1/4 in)      | (5/16 in)              |
| sq in)                      |               |                        |
+-----------------------------+---------------+------------------------+
| \> 2581 cm^2^               | 12.7 mm       | 14.3 mm                |
|                             |               |                        |
| (400 sq in)                 | (1/2 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. See NOTE 4  |               |                        |
| on page                     |               |                        |
| [                           |               |                        |
| 63](#H130PacklabregsNOTE4). |               |                        |
+-----------------------------+---------------+------------------------+

+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **UPLR Appendix A:            |                                      |
| SI/Inch-Pound Conversion      |                                      |
| Factors**[                    |                                      |
| ]{#__RefHeading___Toc26873988 |                                      |
| .anchor}\*\*                  |                                      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| ##### Length                  |                                      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| 1 mil (0.001 in) = 25.4 µm\*  | 1 micrometer = 0.039 370 mil         |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| 1 inch = 2.54 cm\*            | 1 millimeter = 0.039 370 1 in        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| 1 foot = 30.48 cm\*           | 1 centimeter = 0.393 701 in          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| 1 yard = 0.9144 m\*           | 1 meter = 3.280 84 ft                |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| 1 rod = 5.029 2 m             |                                      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| ##### Area                    |                                      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| 1 square inch = 6.4516 cm^2^  | 1 square centimeter = 0.155 000      |
| \*                            | in^2^                                |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| 1 square foot = 929.030 cm^2^ | 1 square decimeter = 0.107 639 ft^2^ |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| 1 square yard = 0.836 127     | 1 square meter = 10.763 9 ft^2^      |
| m^2^                          |                                      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| ##### Volume or Capacity      |                                      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| 1 cubic inch = 16.3871 cm^3^  | 1 milliliter (cubic = 0.0610 237 4   |
|                               | in^3^                                |
|                               |                                      |
|                               | centimeter)                          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| 1 cubic foot = 0.028 316 8    | 1 cubic decimeter = 0.035 314 7      |
| m^3^                          | ft^3^                                |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| 1 cubic foot = 28.3168 L      |                                      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| 1 cubic yard = 0.764 555 m^3^ | 1 cubic meter = 35.314 7 ft^3^       |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|                               | = 1.307 95 yd^3^                     |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| 1 fluid ounce = 29.573 5 mL   | 1 milliliter = 0.033 814 fl oz       |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| 1 liquid pint = 473.177 mL    | 1 liter = 1.056 69 liq qt            |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| = 0.473 177 L                 | 1 liter = 0.264 172 gal              |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| 1 liquid quart = 946.353 mL   | 1 dry pint = 550.610 5 mL            |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| = 0.946 353 L                 | 1 dry quart = 1.101 221 L            |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| 1 gallon = 3.785 41 L         | 1 peck = 8.809768 L                  |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| 1 bushel = 35.2391 L          | 1 gill = 18.2941 mL                  |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **Mass (Weight)**             |                                      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| 1 ounce = 28.349 5 g          | 1 milligram = 0.000 035 274 oz       |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| 1 pound = 453.592 37 g\*      | = 0.015 432 4 grain                  |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| = 0.453 592 kg                | 1 gram = 0.035 274 oz                |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| 1 grain = 64.79891 mg         | 1 kilogram = 2.204 62 lb             |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| ###### Temperature            |                                      |
|                               |                                      |
| $t_{C} = \frac{5}{9}\left( t_ |                                      |
| {F} - \text{32} \right) \ast$ |                                      |
| $t_{F} = 1\text{.}8\te        |                                      |
| xt{  }t_{C} + \text{32} \ast$ |                                      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| \*Exactly                     |                                      |
|                               |                                      |
| \*\* These conversion factors |                                      |
| are given to six or more      |                                      |
| significant digits in the     |                                      |
| event such accuracy is        |                                      |
| necessary. To convert to      |                                      |
| inch-pound units divide by    |                                      |
| the factor rather than        |                                      |
| multiplying.                  |                                      |
|                               |                                      |
| (Amended 1998)                |                                      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|                               |                                      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

**UPLR Appendix B: Converting Inch-Pound Units to SI Units**

**for Quantity Declarations on Packages**

**1. Conversion. \--** 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. \--** 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 Digit  | **Examples**       |
| Dropped is:**               | Retained is:**    |                    |
+-----------------------------+-------------------+--------------------+
| less than 5                 | Unchanged         | 2.44 to 2.4        |
|                             |                   |                    |
|                             |                   | 2.429 to 2.4       |
+-----------------------------+-------------------+--------------------+
| more than 5, or 5 followed  | Increased by 1    | 2.46 to 2.5        |
| by at least                 |                   |                    |
|                             |                   | 2.451 to 2.5       |
| 1 digit 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 five, the last digit
    retained should not be changed. For example, if the quantity 984.3
    is to be declared to three 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 five, or it is
    a five 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 five, 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 table on page [91](#examples).

**3. Additional Advice on Rounding and Significant Digits**

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 inches. 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 cm^2^. 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 cm^2^.

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.

+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| ## 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\*               |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| 10 ¼ 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\*              |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| 2 ½ gal              | 9.463 525 L          | 9.46 L                |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| 5 gal                | 18.927 05 L          | 18.9 L                |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| \* See 6.13.         |                      |                       |
| Rounding located     |                      |                       |
| under UPLR Appendix  |                      |                       |
| B                    |                      |                       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| **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                |
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| 100 ft               | 30.480 06 m          | 30.5 m\*              |
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| \* See 6.13.         |                      |                       |
| Rounding located     |                      |                       |
| under UPLR Appendix  |                      |                       |
| B                    |                      |                       |
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