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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 21-424

§21–424. IN EFFECT

After the milk product has been processed, each milk product shall be labeled with:

(1) The description of that milk product under this subtitle or the rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle; and

(2) Any other information that the Secretary requires by rule or regulation.

§21–424. ** CONTINGENCY – NOT IN EFFECT – CHAPTER 530 OF 2019 **

(a) After the milk product has been processed, each milk product shall be labeled with:

(1) The description of that milk product under this subtitle or the rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle; and

(2) Any other information that the Secretary requires by rule or regulation.

(b) (1) This subsection does not apply to human breast milk.

(2) A person may not state on a label of a food product that the product is milk unless the product meets the definition of “milk” established in § 21–401 of this subtitle.

(c) The Department shall establish and implement a plan to enforce the prohibition in subsection (b) of this section, including notice of the Department’s intent to implement a ban on all products that do not meet the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, including plant–based products mislabeled as milk.

Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.