N.J. Admin. Code § 13:47K-5.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:47K-5.2 - Maximum allowable variations

(a) The maximum allowable variations below shall conform to the following or revised or later editions, if in effect, incorporated herein by reference:

1. The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST's) Maximum Allowable Variations for Packages Labeled by Weight referenced as Table 2-5 of Appendix A of the 2018 Edition of NIST Handbook 133;

2. The NIST's Maximum Allowable Variations for Packages Labeled by Liquid and Dry Volume referenced as Table 2-6 of Appendix A of the 2018 Edition of NIST Handbook 133;

3. The NIST's Maximum Allowable Variations for Packages Labeled by Count referenced as Table 2-7 of Appendix A of the 2018 Edition of NIST Handbook 133;

4. The NIST's Maximum Allowable Variations for Packages Labeled by Length, Width, or Area referenced as Table 2-8 of Appendix A of the 2018 Edition of NIST Handbook 133;

5. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Maximum Allowable Variations for Meat and Poultry Groups and Lower Limits for Individual Packages referenced as Table 2-9 of Appendix A of the 2018 Edition of NIST Handbook 133; and

6. The NIST's Maximum Allowable Variations for Polyethylene Sheeting and Film, referenced in Table 2-10 of Appendix A of the 2018 Edition of NIST Handbook 133.

(b) The tables referenced in (b) above are part of a document that is reviewed and/or revised periodically as needed; the most current document is to be used. The NIST Handbook 133 can be obtained from: Weights and Measures Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 2600, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2600, telephone number (301) 975-4004, or at the NIST website at www.nist.gov.

(c) Allowed variations from declared dimensions for textiles are as follows:

1. For an item with no declared dimension less than 24 inches or 60 centimeters, a minus variation greater than three percent of a declared dimension and a plus variation greater than six percent of a declared dimension should be considered unreasonable.

2. For an item with a declared dimension less than 24 inches of 60 centimeters, a minus variation greater than six percent of that declared dimension and a plus variation greater than 12 percent of that declared dimension should be considered unreasonable.

(d) For mulch, an individual package minus variation greater than five percent of the declared volume shall be considered unreasonable.

(e) The following table sets forth permitted variations for the boundaries of the gray area for different sizes of flour packages:

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N.J. Admin. Code § 13:47K-5.2

Amended by 46 N.J.R. 1361(b), effective 6/2/2014.

Amended by 51 N.J.R. 411(a), effective 3/18/2019