Chapter 13 addresses packaging rules in relation to the Standards of Weights and Measures Act 1976, emphasizing the need for compliance regarding labeling, unit measures, and the specifications of different package types. Key definitions include combination packages, drained weight, multi-piece packages, and principal display panels, which outline how products should be presented for retail sale. The chapter insists on transparency in declarations, requiring details such as manufacturer information, net quantity, and retail prices.

1. Chapter 13
• Packaging Rules In the Context Of
Distribution

2. Rules
• Standards of weights and Measures Act
1976
• Standards of weights & measures
(packaged commodities) rules 1977
• The act defines what constitutes
commodities in packaged from
• All units of weight or measure are to be
based on metric system
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3. For Commodity package
• Label should contain
• The identity of the commodity in the
package
• Net quantity
• Accurate numbers
• Unit sale price
• Sale price of the package
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4. Important terms
• A “combination package” means a
packages intended for retail sale
containing tow or more individual
packages, or individual pieces, of
dissimilar commodities. E.g. a package
containing dissimilar commodities such as
spoons, forks, cups etc
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5. Drained Weight
• In relation to a solid commodity contained
in a free flowing liquid, means the weight
of such solid commodity after the liquid
has been drained for a period of two
minutes
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6. Group Package
• A package intended for retail sale
containing two or more individual
packages or individual pieces of similar
but not identical commodities e.g. biscuits
or sponges
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7. Multi piece package
• A package containing two or more
individually packaged or labeled pieces of
the same commodity of identical quantity,
intended for retail sale, 5 soap of 100 gm
in a multi-peace pack of 500 gm
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8. Principal Display Panel
• A package means the total surface area of
the package where the information
required under the rules are to be given
• Rule specifies what should be the area,
size, and letterings including minimum
height of numerals and their width which
should be followed
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9. Retail Package
• A package containing any commodity
which is produced, distributed, delivered,
or stored for sales through retail sales
agencies or other instrumentalities for
consumption by an individual or a group of
individual
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10. Wholesale Package
• Not intended for sale direct to a single
consumer
• Commodity sold to an intermediary in bulk
• Package containing ten or more than ten
retail packages
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11. Rules for declaration on
packages
• Name& address of the manufacturer
• Common or generic name
• Net quantity in terms of the standard unit
of weight or measure
• The retail sale price
• Any other matters that may be specified by
the rules
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12. Summary
• Standards of weights and Measures Act
1976 is to be implemented for packaging
decisions
• Important terms are combination package,
drained weight, multi peace package,
principal display panel, retail package etc.
Ch-13 Packaging Rules In the Context Of Distribution