[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 27CFR16.22]

[Page 312-313]
 
            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:

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                                                               Maximum
                                                              number of
      Minimum required type size for warning statement        characters
                                                               per inch
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1 millimeter...............................................           40
2 millimeters..............................................           25
3 millimeters..............................................           12
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    (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]