Pennsylvania Code
Pennsylvania Code & Bulletin
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

• No statutes or acts will be found at this website.

The Pennsylvania Code website reflects the Pennsylvania Code changes effective through 54 Pa.B. 488 (January 27, 2024).

7 Pa. Code § 1.263. Packaged products requiring special handling.

§ 1.263. Packaged products requiring special handling.

 (a)  Packaged products which require special handling to maintain their wholesome condition shall have prominently displayed on the principal display panel of the label the statement ‘‘KEEP REFRIGERATED,’’ ‘‘KEEP FROZEN,’’ ‘‘PERISHABLE KEEP UNDER REFRIGERATION,’’ or such similar statement as the Department may approve in specific cases.

 (b)  Products that are distributed frozen during distribution and thawed prior to or during display for sale at retail shall bear the statement on the shipping container, ‘‘KEEP FROZEN.’’ The consumer-size containers for such products shall bear the statement, ‘‘PREVIOUSLY HANDLED FROZEN FOR YOUR PROTECTION, REFREEZE OR KEEP REFRIGERATED.’’ For all perishable canned products the statement shall be shown in upper case letters 1/4 inch in height for containers having a net weight of 3 pounds or less, and for containers having a net weight over 3 pounds, the statement shall be in upper case letters at least 1/2 inch in height.


No part of the information on this site may be reproduced for profit or sold for profit.


This material has been drawn directly from the official Pennsylvania Code full text database. Due to the limitations of HTML or differences in display capabilities of different browsers, this version may differ slightly from the official printed version.