New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Subchapter 14 - UNIT PRICING OF CONSUMER COMMODITIES IN RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS
Section 13:45A-14.4 - Regulated consumer commodities and their approved units of measure
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:45A-14.4
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The following consumer commodities shall be considered regulated commodities. Wherever regulated commodities are exposed or offered for sale at retail, unless otherwise exempt from this subchapter, the unit price information required to be displayed shall be calculated on the basis hereinafter set forth. In each establishment, one approved unit of measure must be consistently used for the same commodity.
1. Dry units of
measure shall be used for commodities sold according to net weight.
2. Liquid units of measure shall be used for
commodities sold according to net weight, net contents or fluid
ounces.
3. Commodities not usually
measured in dry or liquid units as stated in (a)1 and 2 above shall be sold in
count, or square feet, whichever is appropriate and approved.
4. The same unit of measure shall be used for
all sizes of the same commodity.
(b) The following consumer commodities shall be considered regulated consumer commodities with their approved unit of measure:
| Commodity | Approved Unit of Measure | |
| 1. | Aluminum foils, wax and plastic wraps | 100 sq. ft. |
| 2. | Baby food | reconstituted ounce, pound, |
| quart | ||
| 3. | Baking mixes and supplies, pancake mixes | pound |
| 4. | Bread and pastry products: | |
| prepackaged outside of seller's premises | pound | |
| 5. | Bottle and canned beverages, carbonated and | quart |
| non-carbonated | ||
| 6. | Butter and oleomargarine | pound |
| 7. | Candy (excluding 5 ounces or less) | pound |
| 8. | Canned poultry, fish and meat products | pound |
| 9. | Cocoa | pound |
| 10. | Coffee (instant and ground) | pound |
| 11. | Cereal | pound |
| 12. | Cheese | pound |
| 13. | Cold cuts; prepackaged meats and salads | pound |
| 14. | Cookies and crackers | pound |
| 15. | Condiments: ketchups, mustards, mayonnaise | quart, pound |
| (including pickles, relishes, olives, etc.) | ||
| 16. | Deodorants, dry, spray, and roll-on | pound, pint |
| 17. | Detergents, soap, laundry products | quart, pound, per wash load |
| (dry bulk, liquid) | 100 count | |
| 18. | Flour | pound |
| 19. | Fruits and vegetables: jars, cans | pound |
| boxes (not fresh products) | pound | |
| 20. | Grains and beans | pound |
| 21. | Hair conditioners, creme rinses, shampoos | pound, pint |
| (not dyes) | ||
| 22. | Household cleaners, waxes, deodorizers | pound, quart |
| starches, bleaches | 100 count | |
| 23. | Instant breakfast food | pound |
| 24. | Jellies, jams, preserves | pound |
| 25. | Juices and juice drinks, fresh, canned | quart |
| 26. | Molasses | quart, pound |
| 27. | Mouthwash | quart |
| 28. | Non-alcoholic drink mixes | quart, pound |
| 29. | Oil (cooking) | quart |
| 30. | Peanut butter | pound |
| 31. | Pet food and supplies (canned, dried, moist) | pound |
| limited to dog and cat food; kitty litter) | ||
| 32. | Plastic and paper bags | 100 count |
| 33. | Salad dressings | quart, pound |
| 34. | Salt | pound |
| 35. | Sanitary paper products including, but not | 100 count |
| limited to, napkins, facial tissues, paper | ||
| towels, bathroom tissues | ||
| 36. | Sauces (tomato, spaghetti, meat) | quart, pound |
| 37. | Seasonings and spices, flavoring extracts, | pint, pound |
| imitation flavorings | ||
| 38. | Shaving cream | pound |
| 39. | Snack foods | pound |
| 40. | Soups (canned, dried) | pound |
| 41. | Solid shortenings | pound |
| 42. | Spaghetti, macaroni, noodles and pasta | pound |
| 43. | Sugar | pound |
| 44. | Syrups | quart, pound |
| 45. | Tea | 100 count, pound |
| 46. | Toothpaste | ounce, pound |
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