[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 27, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 27CFR16.22] [Page 289] TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS CHAPTER I--ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY PART 16_ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE HEALTH WARNING STATEMENT--Table of Contents Subpart C_Health Warning Statement Requirements for Alcoholic Beverages Sec. 16.22 General requirements. (a) Legibility. (1) All labels shall be so designed that the statement required by Sec. 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 Sec. 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 Sec. 16.21 shall not be compressed in such a manner that the warning statement is not readily legible. (4) The warning statement required by Sec. 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 Sec. 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 Sec. 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 Sec. 16.21 shall be in script, type, or printing not smaller than 3 millimeters. (c) Labels firmly affixed. Labels bearing the statement required by Sec. 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. ATF-294, 55 FR 5421, Feb. 14, 1990, as amended by T.D. 372, 61 FR 20723, May 8, 1996]