Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL › Chapter 329 - RULES GOVERNING MAINE MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS › Section 001-329-XV - LABELING

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
All bottles, containers and packages enclosing milk or milk
				  products defined in Section 1 of this Rule must be labeled in accordance with
				  the applicable requirements of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act as
				  amended, the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990, and in addition,
				  must comply with applicable requirements of this section as follows:
A. 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, must be conspicuously marked
				with:
1. The words "Grade "A", as applicable
				on the exterior surface. Acceptable locations include the principal display
				panel, the secondary or informational panel, or the cap/cover.
2. The identity of the milk plant where
				packaged, pasteurized, ultra-pasteurized, condensed and/or dried or aseptically
				processed.
3. The word
				"reconstituted" or "recombined" if the product is made by reconstitution or
				recombination.
4. The volume or
				proportion of water to be added for reconstituting or recombining in the case
				of concentrated milk or milk products.
5. The words "keep refrigerated after
				opening" in the case of aseptically processed milk and milk products.
6. In the case of aseptically processed and
				packaged milk or milk products, the term "UHT".
7. The words "ultra-pasteurized" if the milk
				or milk product has been ultra-pasteurized.
8. The common name of the hooved mammal
				producing the milk must precede the name of the milk or milk product when the
				product is or is made from other than cattle's milk. As an example, "Goat",
				"Sheep", or "Water Buffalo milk or milk products respectively.
9. A list of ingredients in descending order
				of predominance.
10. The words "not
				pasteurized" if the milk or milk product has not been pasteurized. This does
				not apply to cheese that has been aged at a temperature above 35°F for at
				least 60 days prior to sale.
11.
				The full name of the food must appear on the principal display panel of the
				label in type of uniform size, style, and color. The name of the food must be
				accompanied by a declaration indicating the presence of any characterizing
				flavoring, and may be accompanied by a declaration such as a traditional name
				of the food or the generic name of the organisms used, thereby indicating the
				presence of the characterizing microbial organisms or ingredients when
				used.
12. The following terms must
				accompany the name of the food wherever it appears on the principal display
				panel or panels of the label in letters not less than one-half of the height of
				the letters used in such name:
(a) The phrase
				"vitamin A" or "vitamin A added" or "vitamin D" or "vitamin vitamins A and D
				added", as appropriate. The word "vitamin" may be abbreviated "vit".
(b) The word "sweetened" if nutritive
				carbohydrate sweetener is added without the addition of characterizing
				flavoring.
13. The term
				"homogenized" may appear on the label if the dairy ingredients used are
				homogenized.
14. The term
				"pasteurized" may appear on the label if the dairy ingredients used are
				pasteurized.
15. The net weight or
				volume.
16. The word "aged" when
				the product has been aged for more than 60 days.
17. The lot number. The lot number must
				correspond with accurate records which show time, temperature and date of
				production. Records will be kept for at least twelve months from the date
				produced.
18. Condensed or dry milk
				product labels must contain:
(a) The identity
				of the Regulatory Agency issuing such permit; and if distributed by another
				party, the name and address of the distributor must be shown by a statement,
				such as "Distributed by".
(b) 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.