16 CFR 260.16
§ 260.16 Renewable materials claims.
United States · 16 CFR — Commercial Practices · Status: effective
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- 16 CFR 260.16, § 260.16 Renewable materials claims, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/64074
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(a) It is deceptive to misrepresent, directly or by implication, that a product or package is made with renewable materials.
(b) Research suggests that reasonable consumers may interpret renewable materials claims differently than marketers may intend. Unless marketers have substantiation for all their express and reasonably implied claims, they should clearly and prominently qualify their renewable materials claims. For example, marketers may minimize the risk of unintended implied claims by identifying the material used and explaining why the material is renewable.
(c) Marketers should also qualify any “made with renewable materials” claim unless the product or package (excluding minor, incidental components) is made entirely with renewable materials.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.