202 CMR 3.02
Application
202 CMR 3.00 shall apply to packages and to commodities in package form, but shall not apply
to:
(1) inner wrappings not intended to be individually sold to the customer,
(2) shipping containers or wrapping used solely for the transportation ofanycommodities in bulk or
in quantity to manufacturers, packers, or processors, or to wholesale or retail distributors, but in no
event shall this exclusion apply to packages of consumer or Non-consumer commodities, as defined
herein,
(3) auxiliary containers or outer wrappings used to deliver packages of such commodities to retail
customers if such containers or wrappings bear no printed matter pertaining to any particular
commodity,
(4) containers used for retail tray pack displays when the container itself is not intended to be sold
(e.g., the tray that is used to displayindividualenvelopes of seasonings, gravies, etc. and the tray itself
is not intended to be sold),
(5) commodities put up in variable weights and sizes for sale intact and intended to be either weighed
or measured at the time of sale, where no package quantities are represented, and where the method
of sale is clearly indicated in close proximity to the quantity being sold, or
(6) open carriers and transparent wrappers or carriers for containers when the wrappers or carriers
do not bear any written, printed, or graphic matter obscuring the label information required by
202 CMR 3.00.