Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 5J-22.004 - Net Contents of Packaged Goods

(1) The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Handbook 133, Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods, 2020 Edition, is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference as the procedures for testing packaged goods and commodities for net contents. A copy of this handbook may be obtained from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2100 or may be accessed at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-12520. A copy of this handbook is also available for public inspection during regular business hours at the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Consumer Services, Bureau of Standards, 2005 Apalachee Parkway, Office #200, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, Phone: (850)921-1570.

(2) Any package that fails to meet applicable requirements, as adopted in subsection (1) of this rule, shall be placed under stop sale order by the department. The packages shall be released by the department from the stop sale order once the packaging is made to conform with the requirements adopted in this rule.

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Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 5J-22.004

Rulemaking Authority 531.41(3) FS. Law Implemented 531.41, 531.42, 531.44, 531.45, 531.47, 531.48, 531.49 FS.

Adopted by Florida Register Volume 43, Number 148, August 1, 2017 effective 8/17/2017, Amended by Florida Register Volume 47, Number 016, January 26, 2021 effective 2/8/2021.

New 8-17-17, Amended 2-8-21.