§ 1451. — Congressional declaration of policy.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC1451]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 39--FAIR PACKAGING AND LABELING PROGRAM
Sec. 1451. Congressional declaration of policy
Informed consumers are essential to the fair and efficient
functioning of a free market economy. Packages and their labels should
enable consumers to obtain accurate information as to the quantity of
the contents and should facilitate value comparisons. Therefore, it is
hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress to assist consumers and
manufacturers in reaching these goals in the marketing of consumer
goods.
(Pub. L. 89-755, Sec. 2, Nov. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 1296.)
Effective Date
Section 13 of Pub. L. 89-755 provided that: ``This Act [enacting
this chapter] shall take effect on July 1, 1967: Provided, That the
Secretary (with respect to any consumer commodity which is a food, drug,
device, or cosmetic, as those terms are defined by the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act) [section 301 et seq. of Title 21, Food and
Drugs], and the Commission (with respect to any other consumer
commodity) may by regulation postpone, for an additional twelve-month
period, the effective date of this Act [this chapter] with respect to
any class or type of consumer commodity on the basis of a finding that
such a postponement would be in the public interest.''
Short Title
Section 1 of Pub. L. 89-755 provided: ``That this Act [enacting this
chapter] may be cited as the `Fair Packaging and Labeling Act'.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1454 of this title.
