2020 Maryland Statutes
Health - General
Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics
Subtitle 4 - Milk Products
Part III - Standards and Handling Requirements for Milk Products
Section 21-424 - Labeling of Milk Products Generally
(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.
