Standard Fruits and Vegetable Baskets and Containers Act of 1916

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Standard Fruits and Vegetable Baskets and Containers Act of 1916

Long title	An Act to fix standards for Climax baskets for grapes and other fruits and vegetables, and to fix standards for baskets and other containers for small fruits, berries, and vegetables, and for other purposes.
Nicknames	Standard Container Act, 1916
Enacted by	the 64th United States Congress
Effective	August 31, 1916
Citations
Public law	Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 64–248
Statutes at Large	39 Stat. 673
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 17058 Signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on August 31, 1916
United States Supreme Court cases
Pacific States Box & Basket Co. v. White

In United States federal agricultural legislation, the Standard Fruits and Vegetable Baskets and Containers Act of 1916 15 U.S.C. § 251-256 dealt with containers for small fruits and vegetables, and prescribed the exact capacity of the containers.

It fixed the cubic contents for dry half-pint, pint, and quart-size containers. It made no reference to the dimensions or form of the container, thus leaving it to the individual states to adopt standards in such respects.

The Act was repealed on October 22, 1968, acknowledging the auspices of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act.