Sec. 17-4. Labeling.
All bottles, cans, packages and other containers enclosing
milk or any milk product defined in section 17-1 shall be
plainly labeled or marked with: (1) The name of the contents
as given in the definitions in this chapter; (2) the word
"reconstituted" or "recombined" if included in the name of
the product as given in the definition; (3) the grade of the
contents; (4) the word "pasteurized" only if the contents
have been pasteurized; (5) the word "raw" only if the contents
are raw; (6) the phrase "for pasteurization" if the
contents are to be pasteurized; (7) the name of the producer
if the contents are raw, and the identity of the plant at which
the contents were pasteurized if the contents are pasteurized;
(8) in the case of vitamin D milk or milk products, the designation
"Vitamin D", the source of the Vitamin D, and the
number of U. S. P. units per quart; (9) in the case of concentrated
milk or milk products, the volume or proportion of
water to be added for recombining; and (10) the words
"skim-milk solids added" and the percentage added if such
solids have been added, except that this requirement shall
not apply to reconstituted or recombined milk or milk products;
provided, that only the identity of the producer dairy
shall be required on cans delivered to a milk plant which
receives only one grade of raw milk for pasteurization and
which immediately dumps, washes and returns the cans to
the producer dairy.
The label, or mark, shall be in letters of an approved size,
kind, and color and shall contain no marks or words which
are misleading.
Homogenized milk or homogenized cream shall not be mixed
with milk, skim milk or cream which has not been homogenized,
unless the product is labeled "homogenized" and conforms
with the standards for homogenization in section 17-1,
(gg). (Code 1959, § 17-4.)
