Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 3
Subtitle 15 - FOOD
Chapter 10.15.03 - Food Service Facilities
Section 10.15.03.12 - Food Labeling
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.15.03.12
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. The person-in-charge shall ensure that:
(1) Except
as specified in §B of this regulation, each item of packaged food has a
label containing the following information:
(a) The common name of the food or a
descriptive identity statement;
(b)
If made from two or more ingredients:
(i) A
list of ingredients in descending order of prominence by weight; and
(ii) A declaration of artificial color or
flavor and chemical preservatives;
(c) An accurate declaration of the quantity
of the package contents by weight in both metric and English units;
(d) The name and place of business of the
manufacturer, packer, or distributor;
(e) Except as exempted in
21 U.S.C. § 343(q)(3) -(5), the
nutrition labeling specified in 21 CFR Part 101 and 9 CFR Part 317 ;
and
(f) The name of the food source
for each major food allergen that is contained in the food unless the food
source is already part of the common or usual name of the respective
ingredient;
(2) The use
of canthaxanthin as a color additive in salmonid fish is disclosed by written
means, such as a counter card;
(3)
Bulk food available for consumer self-dispensing is prominently labeled with
the following information in plain view of the consumer:
(a) The manufacturer's label that was
provided with the food; or
(b) A
card, sign, or other method of notification that includes the information
specified in §A(1)(a), (b), and (f) of this regulation.
B. A food service facility may offer for sale bulk, unpackaged foods such as bakery products and unpackaged foods that are portioned to consumer specification without a label if:
(1) A health, nutrient, or other claim
relating to the unpackaged food is not made on a card or sign; and
(2) The food is manufactured or prepared on
the premises of the food service facility or at another food service facility
owned by the same person.
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