Foreword

The Model State Packaging and Labeling Regulation was first adopted during the 37th National Conference on Weights and Measures in 1952. Reporting to the Conference, the Committee on Legislation stated: The National Conference should adopta modelpackage regulation for the guidance of those States authorized to adopt sucha regulationunder provisions of their weights and measures laws. Since so much of the workof weights and measures officials in the package field concerns food products, the importance of uniformity between the Federal Food and Drug Administration's regulations and any model regulations to be adopted by this Conference cannot be overemphasized. Since its inception, the Model Packaging Regulation has been continually revised to meet the complexities of an enormous expansion in the packaging industry--an expansion which, in late 1966, brought about the passage of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act. Recognizing the need for compatibility with the Federal Act, the Committee on Laws and Regulations of the 53rd National Conference in 1968 amended the Model Packaging and Labeling Regulation to parallel regulations adopted by Federal agencies under FPLA. The process of amending and revising this Regulation is a continuing one, in order to keep it currentwithpractices in the packaging field and make it compatible with appropriate Federal Regulations.