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PUBLICATIONS

The Display of Packages in Retail Stores and the Principal Display Panel Requirement for Packaged Goods

Published

Author(s)

David A. Sefcik

Abstract

This article provides information on two related but distinctly different packaging and labeling issues. The first relates to the retail display of packages. The second explains the Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulation's requirements for determining the Principal Display Panel (PDP) of a package, and some possible solutions to a reoccurring problem involving PDP placement on so called "fragile" (e.g., bakery) products are also provided.
Citation
Handbook (NIST HB) - 130
Report Number
130
NIST Pub Series
Handbook (NIST HB)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

Keywords

FPLA, identity, HB130, labeling, PDF, packaging, principal display panel, UPLR
Weights and measures

Citation

Sefcik, D. (2017), The Display of Packages in Retail Stores and the Principal Display Panel Requirement for Packaged Goods, Handbook (NIST HB), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (Accessed October 9, 2025)

Issues

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Created December 18, 2017, Updated January 16, 2018
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