Pennsylvania Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services
Chapter 1 - MEAT HYGIENE
Subchapter H - MARKING AND LABELING
LABELING REQUIREMENTS
Section 1.263 - Packaged products requiring special handling

Universal Citation: 7 PA Code ยง 1.263

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(a) Packaged products which require special handling to maintain their wholesome condition shall have prominently displayed on the principal display panel of the label the statement "KEEP REFRIGERATED," "KEEP FROZEN," "PERISHABLE KEEP UNDER REFRIGERATION," or such similar statement as the Department may approve in specific cases.

(b) Products that are distributed frozen during distribution and thawed prior to or during display for sale at retail shall bear the statement on the shipping container, "KEEP FROZEN." The consumer-size containers for such products shall bear the statement, "PREVIOUSLY HANDLED FROZEN FOR YOUR PROTECTION, REFREEZE OR KEEP REFRIGERATED." For all perishable canned products the statement shall be shown in upper case letters 1/4 inch in height for containers having a net weight of 3 pounds or less, and for containers having a net weight over 3 pounds, the statement shall be in upper case letters at least 1/2 inch in height.

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