Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part II - Packaging and Labeling › Chapter 23 - CONSUMER PACKAGES, COMMODITIES AND CONTAINERS › Subchapter C - SPECIFIC COMMODITY DECLARATIONS › Section 23.103 - Paper products

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Paper napkins and paper towels.
The declaration of quantity on
				  a package of paper napkins or paper towels shall indicate the numerical count
				  and the dimensions of the individual napkins or towels contained in the
				  package.
(b)
Writing paper,
				  notebook paper and envelopes.
The declaration of quantity on a package
				  of writing paper, notebook paper or envelopes shall indicate the number of
				  sheets or envelopes, as the case may be, in the package. When envelopes are
				  included in a package of writing paper, the declaration shall indicate both the
				  number of sheets of paper and the number of envelopes.
(c)
Tablets and books of writing
				  paper.
The declaration of quantity on a package of tablets or books of
				  writing paper shall indicate the number of tablets or books in the
				  package.
(d)
Wrapping
				  paper.
The declaration of quantity on a package of wrapping paper in
				  sheet form may be in terms of either numerical count or of net weight. If the
				  declaration is in terms of numerical count, it shall indicate both the
				  dimensions of an individual sheet and the number of sheets in the
				  package.
(e)
Gift wrapping
				  paper.
The declaration of quantity on a package of gift wrapping
				  paper, whether packaged as individual sheets or in roll form, shall indicate
				  the numerical count and the dimensions of the individual sheets. A linear
				  dimension in excess of 48 inches shall be expressed in terms of feet.
(f)
Facial tissues.
The
				  declaration of quantity on a package of facial tissues shall indicate the
				  numerical count of usable units and the dimensions of the individual unit. A
				  sheet of two or three ply shall be considered a single usable unit.
(g)
Toilet tissues.
The
				  declaration of quantity on a package of toilet tissues in roll or sheet form
				  shall indicate the numerical count of usable units, and the dimensions of the
				  individual unit. A sheet of two or three ply shall be considered a single
				  usable unit.
(h)
Supplementary quantity declarations.
A declaration or
				  statement relating to the quantity of the contents of a package of paper
				  product that is in addition to or supplementary to the declaration required by
				  law or regulation shall be in juxtaposition with and shall be subordinated to
				  the required declaration; however, no supplementary declaration of the number
				  of single ply sheets in a package containing a multiple ply product is
				  permitted.
(i)
Multiple
				  packs.
Multiple packs of paper products shall bear on the outside
				  wrapper, clearly and conspicuously, a quantity declaration indicating the
				  number of individual rolls or packages and the usable unit count and sheet size
				  for each individual roll or package, unless the individual rolls or packages
				  are so labeled that the content of each is clearly visible through the outer
				  wrapper.
(j)
Exemption.
Rolls or packages of paper products for industrial
				  use only, not for resale need not be marked individually so long as the
				  container in which the rolls or packages are packed is properly marked to show
				  the quantity of the contents of such container.
(k)
Construction of
				  regulation.
The provisions of this section are supplementary to valid
				  laws and other regulations pertaining to packages and may not be construed as
				  superseding the law or regulation.