Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 24, June 15, 2024
Section 23.14 - Fractions(a) A statement of net quantity of contents of a consumer commodity may contain common or decimal fractions. The denominator of a common fraction shall be limited to 2, 4, 8, 16 or 32 except as provided in the following cases: (1) If there exists a firmly established general consumer usage and trade custom of employing different common fractions in the net quantity declaration of a particular commodity, they may be employed.(2) If linear measurements are required in terms of yards or feet, common fractions may be in terms of thirds.(b) A common fraction shall be reduced to its lowest terms; a decimal fraction may not be carried out to more than two places.(c) A separate statement of the net quantity of contents in terms of the metric system is not regarded as a supplemental statement, and a statement of quantity in terms of the metric system of weight or measure may also appear on the principal display panel or on other panels.The provisions of this § 23.14 adopted October 21, 1970, effective 10/22/1970, 1 Pa.B. 44.