1. A. All containers and packages enclosing condensed, concentrated, dry or blend dry dairy products defined in § 101 of this Code shall be labeled in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended, the State Food, Drug and Cosmetic Law (R.S. 40:601, et seq.), the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990, as amended, and the regulations developed thereunder, the requirements of this Part and in addition shall be conspicuously and permanently labeled or marked with:

   1. 1. the name of the contents as prescribed by this Part, and the common name of the ingredients;
   2. 2. the grade of the product when grades for the product have been established;
   3. 3. the identity of the plant in which the product was manufactured or processed by either name and address or by permit number and identity of the state issuing such permit or by FIPS number;
   4. 4. a code or lot number identifying the contents with a specific date, run, or batch of the product, and the quantity of the contents of the container;
   5. 5. the word “goat”, “sheep”, “water buffalo” or the common name of other hooved mammals shall precede the name of the milk or dairy product when the product is made from the milk of animals other than cows; and,
   6. 6. the words, “a product of”, followed by the name of the country in which the product was processed in cases in which the product was not processed in the United States or Puerto Rico.
2. B. Required labeling information shall be in letters of an acceptable size, kind and color satisfactory to the state health officer and shall contain no marks or words which are misleading. Other information, such as a registered trademark design, which is not misleading and does not obscure any of the labeling requirements above may also be included.

3. C. Milk tank trucks transporting whey, condensed whey or concentrated/condensed dairy products to a drying plant from another dairy plant, receiving or transfer station are required to be marked with the name and address of the dairy plant or hauler and shall be sealed; in addition, for each shipment a shipping statement shall be prepared containing at least the following information:

   1. 1. shipper’s name; address and permit number;
   2. 2. permit identification of hauler, if not employee of shipper;
   3. 3. point of origin of shipment;
   4. 4. tanker permit number;
   5. 5. name of product;
   6. 6. weight of product;
   7. 7. grade of product;
   8. 9. date of shipment;
   9. 10. name of supervising regulatory agency at the point of origin;
   10. 11. whether the contents are raw, pasteurized, or in the case of cream, lowfat or nonfat milk, whether it has been heat-treated; and,
   11. 12. seal number on inlet and outlet.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 40:4(A)(1)(a). Also see R.S. 40:5(2)(3)(5)(7)(15)(17) and R.S. 40:922.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, LR 37:2706 (September 2011).