16 CFR 502.1

§ 502.1 Scope of the regulations in this part.

United States · 16 CFR — Commercial Practices · Status: effective

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Citation: 16 CFR 502.1, § 502.1 Scope of the regulations in this part, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/64648
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The regulations in this part establish requirements for labeling of consumer commodities with respect to use of package size characterizations, retail sale price representations, and common name and ingredient listing. Additionally, the regulations in this part establish criteria to prevent nonfunctional-slack-fill of packages containing consumer commodities.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.