Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 09, 2026

Title 16 - Commercial Practices last revised: Dec 15, 2025
§ 24.1 - Deception (general).

It is unfair or deceptive to misrepresent, directly or by implication, the kind, grade, quality, quantity, material content, thickness, finish, serviceability, durability, price, origin, size, weight, ease of cleaning, construction, manufacture, processing, distribution, or any other material aspect of an industry product.

authority: 15 U.S.C. 45,46
source: 61 FR 51583, Oct. 3, 1996, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 16 CFR 24.1