TITLE 27 - ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS

CHAPTER I - ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

SUBCHAPTER A - LIQUORS

PART 16 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE HEALTH WARNING STATEMENT

subpart c - HEALTH WARNING STATEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

16.22 - General requirements.

  (a) Legibility. (1) All labels shall be so designed that the statement required by 16.21 is readily legible under ordinary conditions, and such statement shall be on a contrasting background.

  (2) The first two words of the statement required by 16.21, i.e., GOVERNMENT WARNING, shall apear in capital letters and in bold type. The remainder of the warning statement may not appear in bold type.

  (3) The letters and/or words of the statement required by 16.21 shall not be compressed in such a manner that the warning statement is not readily legible.

  (4) The warning statement required by 16.21 shall appear in a maximum number of characters (i.e., letters, numbers, marks) per inch, as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum number of Minimum required type size for warning statement characters per inch ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 millimeter............................................... 40 2 millimeters.............................................. 25 3 millimeters.............................................. 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (b) Size of type. (1) Containers of 237 milliliters (8 fl. oz.) or less.

The mandatory statement required by 16.21 shall be in script, type, or printing not smaller than 1 millimeter.

  (2) Containers of more than 237 milliliters (8 fl. oz.) up to 3 liters (101 fl. oz.). The mandatory statement required by 16.21 shall be in script, type, or printing not smaller than 2 millimeters.

  (3) Containers of more than 3 liters (101 fl. oz.). The mandatory statement required by 16.21 shall be in script, type, or printing not smaller than 3 millimeters.

  (c) Labels firmly affixed. Labels bearing the statement required by 16.21 which are not an integral part of the container shall be affixed to containers of alcoholic beverages in such manner that thay cannot be removed without thorough application of water or other solvents.

[T.D. ATF294, 55 FR 5421, Feb. 14, 1990, as amended by T.D. 372, 61 FR 20723, May 8, 1996]