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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 16 - Commercial Practices |
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Chapter I - Federal Trade Commission |
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SubChapter E - Rules, Regulations, Statement of General Policy or Interpretation and Exemptions Under the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act |
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Part 500 - Regulations Under Section 4 of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act |
§ 500.29 - Combination packages.
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§ 500.29 Combination packages.
(a) 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 will contain an expression of weight or mass, volume, measure or count or a combination, thereof, as appropriate for each individual package or unit: Provided, that the quantity statements for identical packages or units shall be combined.
Examples
(1) Lighter fluid and flints: “2 cans - each 8 fl. ozs. (236 mL); 1 package - 8 flints.”
(2) Sponges & Cleaner: “2 sponges each 4 in. × 6 in. × 1 in. (10.1 × 15.2 × 2.5 cm); 1 box cleaner - Net Wt. 6 ozs. (170 g)”
(3) Picnic Pack: “20 spoons, 10 knives and 10 forks, 10 2-ply napkins 10 ins. × 10 ins. (25.4 × 25.4 cm) 10 cups - 6 fl. ozs. (177 mL)”.
(b) When the individual units in a combination package are either packaged or labeled and are intended for retail sale as individual units, each unit shall be in compliance with the applicable regulations under this part 500.