Minnesota Administrative Rules

9810.1400 PACKAGING AND LABELING REQUIREMENTS.

Subpart 1.

General requirements.

A business that is licensed or endorsed by the office to manufacture or produce a regulated product must comply with all applicable packaging and labeling requirements under this chapter and Minnesota Statutes, chapter 342. All labels required under part 9810.1401, subparts 2 to 7, must comply with items A to E. A cannabis business must:

A.

ensure that all words on the packaging or label of regulated products are written in English. In addition to written English words on the label, a license holder may include an additional, accurate foreign language translation on the label that otherwise complies with this part;

B.

affix a label to the marketing layer of the package or container;

C.

place a label in an unobstructed and conspicuous manner so that a consumer can easily read the label. A business may affix multiple labels to the marketing layer if none of the information required by this part is obstructed;

D.

include the universal symbol under subpart 3 on a label and affix the label to the marketing layer; and

E.

for cannabis products and hemp-derived consumer products, include the batch number assigned to the product in the statewide monitoring system.

Subp. 2.

Universally applicable packaging requirements.

All packaging for a regulated product must comply with the following requirements:

A.

packaging must not contain or be coated with any perfluoroalkyl substance;

B.

packaging must not expose a product to any toxic or harmful substances;

C.

a product must not be packaged in a container that is composed, in whole or in part, of any poisonous or deleterious substance that may render the contents injurious to an individual's health or safety; and

D.

packaging must be designed to maximize the shelf life of a product.

Subp. 3.

Universally applicable labeling requirements.

A.

A cannabis business must include a universal symbol on each label affixed to the marketing layer of a regulated product. The universal symbol must:

(1)

be no smaller than 0.5 inches by 0.5 inches and be printed legibly and conspicuously; and

(2)

replicate the following International Intoxicating Cannabinoid Product Symbol (IICPS), American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D8441 with the letters THC underneath the IICPS:

B.

A cannabis business must include a warning symbol on each label. The warning symbol must:

(1)

be no smaller than 0.75 inches tall and 0.6 inches wide and must be printed legibly and conspicuously; and

(2)

replicate the following in form with a yellow background, black text, and a symbol with white text on a red background:

C.

A cannabis business must include a warning statement on each label in no less than size 6 font. The warning statement must state:

"Keep this product out of reach of children. This product may be unlawful outside the state of Minnesota."

Statutory Authority:

MS s 342.02

History:

49 SR 1143

Published Electronically:

April 25, 2025