Fair packaging and labeling act public law 89755, 80 stat. Fair packaging and labeling act fpla background, summary of. A comprehensive look at the fair packaging and labeling act of. Fair packaging and labeling act federal trade commission, 1967.
A word, group of words, letters, or numbers that represent a product or service. The fpla is designed to facilitate value comparisons and to prevent unfair or deceptive packaging and labeling of many household consumer. This guidance is a summary of the required statements for food labels under the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act and the fair packaging and labeling act. Code chapter 39 fair packaging and labeling program. This act directs the commission to issue regulations requiring that all consumer commodities other than food, drugs, therapeutic devices, and cosmetics be labeled to disclose net contents, identity of commodity, and name and place of business of the products manufacturer, packer, or distributor. Law, the consumer legal remedies act, the false advertising law, and the fair packaging and labeling act, the unjust enrichment cause of action was mooted. Below is a list of helpful links to the relevant rules, regulations, and guides available for labeling apparel, footwear, textiles, and fashion accessories for the u. The federal food, drug, and cosmetic act, referred to in text, is act june 25, 1938, ch. It has been prepared by court staff for the convenience of the reader. In addition to these basic requirements if you have more than 100 employees and manufacture. All packaged goods for retail sale to consumer must have a label containing the following. The fair packaging and labeling act fpla of 1966 is a consumer protection legislation that directs the fda and ftc to issue regulations for.
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