16 CFR 500.14
§ 500.14 Statements of cubic measure and dry measure.
United States · 16 CFR — Commercial Practices · Status: effective
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- 16 CFR 500.14, § 500.14 Statements of cubic measure and dry measure, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/64622
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Statements of cubic measure and dry measure shall be expressed in terms most appropriate to the providing of accurate information as to the net quantity of contents, and to the facilitating of value comparisons by consumers. When the content declaration on a commodity sold in compressed form is stated in terms of cubic measure there may also be a statement indicating the amount of material from which the final product was compressed. Such statement shall not exceed the actual amount of material that can be recovered.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.