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Maryland Code, Health-General § 21-424

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

<Section effective upon contingency specified in Acts 2019, c. 530, § 3. See, also, section 21-424 effective until contingency specified in Acts 2019, c. 530, § 3.>

(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.

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