New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 1 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS
Chapter I - Milk Control
Subchapter A - Dairy Products (Article 4, Agriculture and Markets Law)
Part 17 - Requirements For The Labeling Of, And Definitions And Standards Of Identity For, Milk, Milk Products And Frozen Desserts
Section 17.14 - Lo-mel: identity; label statement

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024

(a) Lo-mel means a pure, clean, wholesome, semiviscous drink prepared by stirring, while freezing, in a dispensing freezer a pasteurized mix composed of edible fats and oils other than milk fat, milk solids not fat, water, option sweetening ingredients as approved by the commissioner, with or without egg or egg products, with or without harmless flavoring, with or without harmless coloring, and with or without safe and suitable stablizers, emulsifiers or other ingredients. It shall contain not more than six percent edible fats or oils. It may contain other safe and suitable ingredients approved by the commissioner. It shall contain not more than one half percent by weight of stabilizer and not more than one fifth of one percent of emulsifier.

(b) Lo-mel may only be served or sold directly from a dispensing freezer and may not be sold hard frozen.

(c) When lo-mel is sold from a dispensing freezer, a sign must be displayed which shall read "Lo-mel Served Here," in letters at least three inches in height, and shall include a list of all ingredients in a manner acceptable to the commissioner; provided, however, that the name of the edible fats or oils other than milk fat used must be specified. The letters of such sign shall be of sufficient size to be read by customers under normal conditions of purchase. No such list of ingredients need be included on the sign if the list of ingredients is printed on the side of the container in which the product is served to the customer.

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