Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-3-16 - PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, HANDLING OR DISTRIBUTION OF MILK, MILK PRODUCTS AND FROZEN DESSERTS › Section 420-3-16-.05 - Labeling

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) All bottles,
			 containers, and packages containing milk, milk products, or frozen desserts
			 defined in Rule
			 420-3-16-.02 shall be labeled in
			 accordance with the applicable requirements of the
FFD&CA,
the
Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (NLEA)
of 1990, and
			 regulations developed there under, the CFR, and in addition, shall comply with
			 applicable requirements of this section as follows:
(a) The name of the contents as given in the
			 definitions in these rules.
(b) The
			 words "Grade "A"" on the exterior surface. Acceptable locations shall include
			 the principal display panel, the secondary or informational panel, or the
			 cap/cover.
(c) The identity of the
			 milk or frozen dessert plant where pasteurized, ultra-pasteurized, aseptically
			 processed and packaged, retort processed after packaging, condensed, and/or
			 dried.
(d) The word "reconstituted"
			 or "recombined," if the product is made by reconstitution or
			 recombination.
(e) The volume or
			 proportion of water to be added for recombining in the case of concentrated
			 milk or milk products.
(f) The word
			 "ultra-pasteurized," if the milk or milk product has been
			 ultra-pasteurized.
(g) The word
			 "pasteurized," if the milk or milk product has been pasteurized.
(h) The word "homogenized," if the milk or
			 milk product has been homogenized.
(i) The phrase "protein fortified" or
			 "fortified with protein," if the food contains not less than 10 percent
			 milk-derived nonfat solids.
(j) The
			 ingredients in order of predominance by weight.
(k) The words "keep refrigerated after
			 opening" in the case of aseptically processed and packaged low-acid milk, milk
			 products, frozen desserts, and retort processed after packaging low-acid milk,
			 milk products, and frozen desserts.
(l) The dating of milk, milk products, and
			 frozen dessert mix, which is not frozen at the plant, in which it was
			 pasteurized, shall be as follows: The expiration date (the date the product is
			 to be removed from the market) shall be embossed or otherwise indicated on the
			 outside of the carton or container, so as to be easily readable and
			 discernible. This date shall be expressed as the month and day (i.e., Jan. 30).
			 The management of each milk plant or frozen dessert plant shall provide the
			 State Health Officer a list of the milk, milk products, and frozen dessert
			 mixes to be marketed and the number of days each product shall remain on the
			 market. Before changing any expiration date, the State Health Officer shall be
			 notified in writing fourteen (14) days prior to the effective date of such
			 change. In no case, during any twenty-four (24) hour period, shall more than
			 one (1) expiration code date be assigned to milk or a milk product or frozen
			 dessert mix, which is to be processed and/or marketed by that plant. The State
			 Health Officer shall conduct shelf-life studies of milk, milk products, and
			 frozen desserts as often as he/she deems necessary to determine the compliance
			 with bacteriological standards at the end of the plant's specified product
			 shelf-life. In case the products fail to meet the bacteriological standards at
			 the specified shelf-life provided by plants, the State Health Officer shall
			 require a reduction of shelf-life as he/she may deem appropriate. Shelf-life
			 samples shall be collected from the plant where possible or from the
			 distribution system while still in possession of the plant.
(m) The common name of the hooved mammal
			 producing the milk shall precede the name of the milk, milk product, or frozen
			 dessert when the product is made from other than cattle's milk (i.e. goat,
			 sheep, water buffalo, or other hooved mammals' milk, or milk products
			 respectively).
(n) In the case of
			 condensed or dry milk products the following shall also apply:
1. The identity of the milk plant where
			 condensed and/or dried; and if distributed by another party, the name and
			 address of the distributor shall also be shown by a statement, such as
			 "Distributed by."
2. 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.
3. Seal number on inlet, outlet, wash
			 connections, and vents; and