R307-357-10. Administrative Requirements

(1) Product Dating. Each manufacturer of a consumer product subject to the standards established in Table 1 shall clearly display on each consumer product container or package, the day, month, and year on which the product was manufactured, or a code indicating such date.

(a) A manufacturer who uses the following code to indicate the date of manufacture shall not be subject to the requirements of R307-357-10(3) if the code is represented separately from other codes on the product container so that it is easily recognizable:

YY DDD = year year day day day where:

"YY" = two digits representing the year in which the product was manufactured, and

"DDD" = three digits representing the day of the year on which the product was manufactured, with "001" representing the first day of the year, "002" representing the second day of the year, and so forth (i.e. the "Julian date").

(b) The date information shall be located on the container or inside the cover or cap so that it is readily observable or obtainable by simply removing the cap or cover without disassembling any part of the container or packaging.

(c) The date information shall be displayed on each consumer product container or package no later than twelve months prior to the effective date of the applicable standard specified in Table 1.

(d) No person shall erase, alter, deface or otherwise remove or make illegible any date from any regulated product container without the express authorization of the manufacturer.

(2) The requirements of this provision shall not apply to products containing no VOCs or to products containing VOCs at 0.10% by weight or less.

(3) If a manufacturer uses a code indicating the date of manufacture, for any consumer product subject to R307-357-4, an explanation of the date portion of the code shall be supplied to the director within 30 day of written request.

(4) Notwithstanding the definition of product category in R-307-357-3, if anywhere on the container or packaging of any consumer product manufactured on or after the effective date specified in Table 1, or one year thereafter for any FIFRA-registered insecticide, or on any sticker or label affixed thereto, any representation is made that the product may be used as, or is suitable for use as, a consumer product for which a lower VOC limit is specified in R307-357-4, then the lowest VOC limit shall apply. This requirement does not apply to general purpose cleaners, antiperspirant/deodorant products or insecticide foggers.

(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of R307-357-10(4), a product that makes ancillary disinfecting, sanitizing, or antimicrobial claims on the label is not subject to the VOC standards for disinfectant or sanitizer if the product is designed and labeled on the principal display panel as a bathroom and tile cleaner, carpet/upholstery cleaner, fabric refresher, general purpose cleaner, glass cleaner, metal polish or cleanser.