(a) All bottles, containers, and packages
enclosing milk or milk products defined in this chapter shall be labeled in
accordance with the applicable requirements of this chapter, the Federal Food,
Drug and Cosmetic Act as amended and the Federal Fair Packaging and Labeling
Act and regulations developed thereunder.
(b) All bottles, containers, and packages
enclosing milk or milk products except milk tank trucks, storage tanks, and
cans of raw milk from individual dairy farms shall be conspicuously marked
with:
(1) The words "Grade A" except that
this requirement shall not apply to imitation milk or milk products, substitute
milk or milk products, and "ungraded" milk or milk products;
(2) The word "pasteurized" if the contents
are pasteurized;
(3) The volume or
proportion of water to be added for reconstituting or recombining in the case
of concentrated milk or milk products;
(4) The words "Keep refrigerated after
opening" in the case of aseptically processed milk and milk products;
(5) The words "ultra-pasteurized" if the milk
or milk product has been ultra-pasteurized;
(6) In the case of aseptically processed and
packaged milk or milk products: "ultra high temperature" or "UHT;"
(7) The word "Goat" preceding the name of the
milk or milk product when the product is or is made from goat milk;
and
(8) The identity of the plant
where pasteurized, ultra-pasteurized or aseptically processed.
(c) Every container of processed
milk and milk product held in retail and wholesale stores, restaurants,
schools, or similar establishments for sale shall be conspicuously and legibly
marked by the milk plant with the designation of the month and day of the month
after which the milk shall not be sold for human consumption. If the director
determines that the quality of a milk or milk product deteriorates to the
extent that the product becomes unmarketable prior to its designated
shelf-life, the director shall notify the milk plant to conduct a full and
complete review of the shelf-life of the product. If the review confirms that
the designated shelf-life of the product is improper, the milk plant shall
immediately shorten the designated shelf-life of the product in order to
maintain the quality of the product throughout its intended
shelf-life.
(d) All vehicles and
milk tank trucks containing milk or milk products shall be legibly marked with
the name and address of the milk plant or hauler in possession of the
contents.
(e) Milk tank trucks
transporting raw milk and milk products to a milk plant from sources of
supply-not under the routine supervision of the director are required to be
marked with the name and address of the milk plant or hauler and shall be
sealed; in addition, for each such shipment, a shipping statement shall be
prepared containing at least the following information:
(1) Shipper's name, address, permit
number;
(2) Permit identification
of hauler, if not employee of shipper;
(3) Point of origin of shipment;
(4) Tanker identity number;
(5) Name of product;
(6) Weight of product;
(7) Grade of product;
(8) Temperature of product;
(9) Date of shipment;
(10) Name of supervising regulatory agency at
the point of origin; and
(11)
Whether the contents are raw, pasteurized, or in the case of cream, lowfat, or
skim milk whether it has been heat-treated.
One copy of the shipping statement shall be retained by the
consignor, one by the common carrier and at least two copies shall be delivered
to the consignee with the shipment. The consignee shall forward at least one
copy to the director.
Entries made on shipping statements by consignors or
consignees shall be legible. When the interstate shipment is derived from more
than one point of origin, separate shipping statements for each of the sources
involved shall accompany the shipment. Shipping statements shall be retained on
file for a period of at least six months.
(f) All cans of raw milk from individual
dairy farms shall be identified by the name or number of the individual milk
producer.
