Marking of retail packages
Effective May 19, 2011(Added 1965, No. 175, § 3; amended 1969, No. 73, § 6, eff. April 18, 1969; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2011, No. 39, § 4, eff. May 19, 2011.)
(a) (1) All retail packages of dairy products and fluid dairy products sold or offered for sale shall be plainly and conspicuously marked with:
- (A) The true name of the product as defined by statute or regulation.
- (B) The true name of all ingredients in descending order of importance if it is not a single defined product.
- (C) The name and address of the producer or handler.
- (D) The net weight or volume of package contents.
- (2) The Secretary may assign identifying numbers for milk plants, which may appear on the package.
(b) The following situations are exempted from the operation of subsection (a) of this section:
- (1) Milk sold by a producer to a handler.
- (2) A producer who sells unpasteurized (raw) milk pursuant to chapter 152 of this title.
(Added 1965, No. 175, § 3; amended 1969, No. 73, § 6, eff. April 18, 1969; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2011, No. 39, § 4, eff. May 19, 2011.)