PROMINENCE AND PLACEMENT

Information required to appear on a consumer package shall appear thereon in the English language and shall be prominent, definite and plain and shall be conspicuous as to size and style of letters and numbers and as to color of letters and numbers in contrast to color of background. Required information that is either in hand lettering or hand script shall be entirely clear and equal to printing in legibility. Information required to appear on a consumer package that is either in print, hand lettering or hand script shall conform to the following provisions:

1. (1) Location. The declaration of quantity of the contents of a package shall appear in the bottom 30% of the principal display panel, except as otherwise provided in § 23.56 (relating to cylindrical containers).
2. (2) Style of type or lettering. The declaration or declarations of quantity shall be in a style of type or lettering as to be boldly, clearly and conspicuously presented with respect to other type, lettering or graphic material on the package, except that a declaration of net quantity blown, formed or molded on a glass or plastic surface is permissible when label information is blown, formed or molded on the surface.
3. (3) Color contrast. The declaration of quantity shall be in a color that contrasts conspicuously with its background, except that a declaration of net quantity blown, formed or molded on a glass or plastic surface may not be required to be presented in a contrasting color if no required label information is on the surface in a contrasting color.

4. (4) Free area. The area surrounding the quantity declaration shall be free of printed information in the following amounts:

   1. (i) Above and below, by a space equal to at least the height of the lettering in the declaration.
   2. (ii) To the left and right, by a space equal to twice the width of the letter ‘‘n’’ of the style and size of type used in the declaration.
5. (5) Parallel quantity declaration. The quantity declaration shall be presented as to be generally parallel to the declaration of identity and to the base on which the package rests as it is designed to be displayed.

Cross References

This section cited in 70 Pa. Code § 27.7 (relating to cigarettes and small cigars); 70 Pa. Code § 27.8 (relating to labeling required by Federal law); 70 Pa. Code § 27.9 (relating to fluid dairy products and frozen desserts); 70 Pa. Code § 27.10 (relating to real and imitation fruit juice beverages and drinking water); 70 Pa. Code § 27.13 (relating to butter); 70 Pa. Code § 27.14 (relating to eggs); 70 Pa. Code § 27.15 (relating to flour); 70 Pa. Code § 27.19 (relating to combination packages); 70 Pa. Code § 27.20 (relating to margarine); and 70 Pa. Code § 27.21 (relating to corn flour).

Source

The provisions of this § 23.21 adopted October 21, 1970, effective October 22, 1970, 1 Pa.B. 44; amended November 22, 1974, effective November 23, 1974, 4 Pa.B. 2421. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (12357) to (12358).