---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 424.2"
title: "16"
number: "424.2"
heading: "Defenses."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/424.2"
---

# §424.2. Defenses.


No violation of [§ 424.1](/cfr/16/424.1.md) shall be found if:

- (a) The advertised products were ordered in adequate time for delivery in quantities sufficient to meet reasonably anticipated demand;
- (b) The food retailer offers a “raincheck” for the advertised products;
- (c) The food retailer offers at the advertised price or at a comparable price reduction a similar product that is at least comparable in value to the advertised product; or
- (d) **The food retailer offers other compensation at least equal to the advertised value.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[54 FR 35467, Aug. 28, 1989, as amended at 79 FR 70056, Nov. 25, 2014]

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 41-58.

### Amendments

[54 FR 35467, Aug. 28, 1989, as amended at 79 FR 70056, Nov. 25, 2014]