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15 U.S.C. 1453: Requirements of labeling; placement, form, and contents of statement of quantity; supplemental statement of quantity

Created in 1966 by Public Law 89-755. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 15 U.S.C. 1454, 15 U.S.C. 1461, 21 U.S.C. 364, 21 U.S.C. 364e.

6 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services (4), Federal Trade Commission (2).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–245, §107, which directed amendment of section, effective two years after Feb. 14, 1992, by substituting "weight or mass" for "weight" in subsecs. (a)(2), (4), (5) and (b) and "weights or masses" for "weights" in subsec. (a)(5), by inserting ", using the most appropriate units of the SI…
    • Pub. L. 102–329, §1(1), (3), substituted "weight or mass" for "weight" and inserted before semicolon at end ", using the most appropriate units of both the customary inch/pound system of measure, as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, and, except as provided in paragraph (… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 102–329, §1(4)(A), substituted "labeled in terms of weight, shall be expressed in pounds" for "containing less than four pounds or one gallon and labeled in terms of weight or fluid measure, shall, unless subparagraph (ii) applies and such statement is set forth in acc… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 102–329, §1(4)(B), (C), substituted "three" for "two" and inserted before semicolon at end "and is not required to, but may, include a statement in terms of the SI metric system carried out to not more than three decimal places". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 102–329, §1(4)(D), substituted "in terms of" for "both in terms of inches and". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 102–329, §1(4)(E), substituted "in terms of" for "both in terms of square inches and". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 102–329, §1(1), substituted "weight or mass" for "weight". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 102–329, §1(1), (2), substituted "weight or mass" for "weight" and "weights or masses" for "weights". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 102–329, §1(5), added par. (6). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 102–329, §1(1), substituted "weight or mass" for "weight". · (b)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.