1. A. A permittee shall ensure that milk product labels conform to the standards and requirements established by:

   1. (1) The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C., §§341—350f;
   2. (2) The Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-535);
   3. (3) 21 CFR Parts 101, 130, 131, 133, and 170§189;
   4. (4) The Grade “A” Pasteurized Milk Ordinance Section 4; and
   5. (5) Health-General Article, §§21-422, 21-424, and 21-425, Annotated Code of Maryland.

2. B. A milk processor shall conspicuously mark each package containing manufactured milk products with:

   1. (1) The name of the product;
   2. (2) The name of the manufacturer;

   3. (3) The address of the manufacturer:

      1. (a) If listed in the local phone book, the address may consist of the city and state;
      2. (b) If not listed in the local phone book, the street address shall be included;
   4. (4) Each ingredient in order of predominance;
   5. (5) The net weight of the product in English and metric units;
   6. (6) The batch identification of the product;
   7. (7) Required nutritional information;
   8. (8) If the product is made by reconstitution or recombination, the word “reconstituted” or “recombined” as applicable;
   9. (9) If the product is or is made from milk from a hooved mammal other than cattle, the common name of the hooved mammal producing the milk preceding the name of the milk or milk product;
   10. (10) In the case of condensed or dry milk products, if distributed by another party, the name and address of the distributor shown by a statement such as “Distributed by”; and
   11. (11) The word “Heat-Treated” for heat-treated milk and milk products.
3. C. A milk producer shall label all cans of raw milk from the producer’s dairy farm with the milk producer’s name or permit number.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§2-104, 2-105, 21-207, 21-208, 21-210, 21-211, 21-405, 21-406, 21-428, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: April 10, 1995 (22:7 Md. R. 536)

Regulations .01—.20 repealed and new Regulations .01—.22 adopted effective May 20, 2019 (46:10 Md. R. 488)