West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 61 - Agriculture › Title 61 - LEGISLATIVE RULE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Series 61-40 - WV Exempted Dairy Farms and Milk and Milk Products Processing Rules › Section 61-40-29 - Labeling of Milk and Milk Products

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
29.1. Milk or milk products offered for sale
				shall have the following information on the label:
29.1.1. Product Identity. Product identity
				shall include the common or usual name of the product, the name established for
				that product by law or regulation, or a descriptive name of the product when
				the nature of the food is obvious.
29.1.2. Net Quantity. Net quantity must be
				included on each container or package.
29.1.2.1. For all milk products other than
				fluid milk products and ice cream, the net quantity must be listed in ounces
				and be preceded by the phrase "Net Weight".
29.1.2.2. Labels for fluid milk products and
				ice cream do not need to include the wording "net weight" and may list net
				quantity in terms of pints, quarts, or gallons, as appropriate.
29.1.3. Name and Address of the
				Manufacturer. The address listed should be the address where the milk or milk
				product is pasteurized, ultra-pasteurized, aseptically processed or packaged,
				retorted after packaging, or condensed and/or dried.
29.1.4. Identifying Numbers. Each container
				or package shall have a code number, lot number, or other mark identifying the
				contents of the package with a specific date, run, or batch of the product.
29.1.5. Dates. Each container or
				package shall have a "packaged on" or expiration date.
29.1.6. Refrigeration Information. The words
				"Keep Refrigerated", or "Keep Refrigerated After Opening" in the case of
				aseptically processed and packaged low-acid milk and/or milk products and
				retort processed after packaging low-acid milk and/or milk products, must be
				included on each product.
29.1.7.
				Animal Source. The common name of the hooved mammal producing the milk shall
				precede the name of the milk or milk product when the product is, or is
				produced with, the milk of any animal other than cattle. For example, "Goat
				Milk", "Sheep Milk", "Water Buffalo Milk", or "Camel Milk", or "Goat Ice
				Cream", "Sheep Butter", "Camel Cream", etc. would be appropriate
				labels.
29.1.8. West Virginia
				Exempt Dairy Product Status. The words "A WV Exempt Dairy Product", a "West
				Virginia Exempt Dairy Product," or some other approved language indicating that
				the milk or milk product was produced under the authority granted by this rule
				must be on the label in a font and size consistent with, or larger than, the
				fonts used elsewhere on the label of the container or package.
29.1.9. Ingredients List (for products
				containing more than one ingredient). All ingredients shall be listed in
				descending order by predominance of weight. Multi- component ingredients may be
				listed parenthetically unless the weight is known on each sub
				ingredient.
29.1.10. Allergens.
				Allergen labeling is required if one of the major allergens, as identified by
				the FDA, is not listed by its common or usual name in the ingredient list. All
				allergens can be listed after the ingredient list by placing the words
				"Contains:" followed by the common name of the food allergen.
29.1.11. Any additional information required
				by the commissioner.