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 3 - Requirements For The Production, Processing And Distribution Of Grade A Condensed Milk, Dry Milk Products, Condensed Whey And Dry Whey Products
Section 3.4 - Labeling

Universal Citation: 1 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs § 3.4

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

(a) A permit holder shall label all containers and packages of condensed milk, dry milk products, condensed whey and dry whey products in accordance with the requirements of Parts 17 and 38 of this Chapter, and shall conspicuously and permanently label or mark all said containers and packages with:

(1) the name of the contents as given in the definitions of this Part, if used, and the common name of the ingredients;

(2) the words Grade A;

(3) the identity of the plant in which the product was manufactured or processed, by either name and address or permit number, and identity of the regulatory agency issuing such permit; and in the latter case, the name and address of the distributor shall be shown by a statement such as "Distributed by. . . ."; and

(4) 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.

(b) Milk tank trucks transporting milk, whey, condensed whey or condensed milk products to a drying plant from sources of supply not under the routine supervision of the regulatory agency are required to be marked with the name and address of the condensing plant or name and address of the hauler and shall be sealed. A shipping statement shall be prepared for each shipment and shall contain the following information:

(1) shipper's name, address, and permit number;

(2) permit identification of hauler, if not employee of shipper;

(3) point of origin of shipment;

(4) tanker identity number;

(5) name of product;

(6) weight of product;

(7) grade of product;

(8) temperature of product when applicable;

(9) date of loading; and

(10) name of supervising regulatory agency at the point of origin.

(c) One copy of the shipping statement shall be retained by the consignor and one copy of the shipping statement by the hauler. Two copies of the shipping statement shall be delivered to the consignee with the shipment. The consignee shall forward one copy to the regulatory agency in the receiving area. Upon requests, the local regulatory agency shall return to the official supervising agency the following information:

(1) date and time of arrival of product;

(2) temperature of product;

(3) bacterial count and butterfat test of product on individual shipment;

(4) adequacy of seals; and

(5) other pertinent information.

Entries made on shipping statements by consignors or consignees shall be legible. When the interstate shipment is derived from more than one point of origin, separate shipping statements for each of the sources involved shall accompany the shipment. The shipping statement shall be retained on file for a period of at least six months.

(d) Required labeling information shall be in letters of an acceptable size, kind and color satisfactory to the regulatory agency and shall contain no marks or words which are misleading. Other information, such as a registered trademark design, which is not misleading and does not obscure any of the labeling requirements above may also be included.

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