1944                                  LAWS OF MARYLAND                                Ch. 240

(P) MILK TRUCK TANK OPERATOR.

"MILK TRUCK TANK OPERATOR" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS
IN CHARGE OF A MILK TRUCK TANK WHILE IT IS RECEIVING,
TRANSPORTING, OR DELIVERING MILK.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article
43, § 570(o).

The word "individual" is substituted for "person"
to clarify that the milk truck tank operator is
the individual at the site while the enumerated
activities occur.

The former terms "producer milk" and "producer
milk samples" are deleted as included in "milk".

(Q) MISBRANDED MILK PRODUCT.

"MISBRANDED MILK PRODUCT" MEANS A MILK PRODUCT:

(1)  THAT IS IN A CONTAINER THAT BEARS OR IS
ACCOMPANIED BY ANY FALSE OR MISLEADING WRITTEN, PRINTED, OR
GRAPHIC MATERIAL; OR

(2)  THAT IS NOT LABELED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS
SUBTITLE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article
43, § 570(q)(l) and (3).

(R) PASTEURIZED.

(1)  "PASTEURIZED" MEANS HAVING UNDERGONE THE
PROCESS OF UNIFORMLY HEATING EACH PARTICLE OF MILK PRODUCT,
HOLDING IT IN THE HEATED STATE, AND COOLING IT, IN APPROVED
AND PROPERLY OPERATED EQUIPMENT AND UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF
TEMPERATURE AND TIME THAT THE SECRETARY BY RULE OR
REGULATION ESTABLISHES, TO MAKE THE MILK PRODUCT SAFE AND
FREE OF PATHOGENS.

(2)  "PASTEURIZED" INCLUDES HAVING UNDERGONE ANY

OTHER PROCESS THAT:

(I)  IS RECOGNIZED BY THE APPROPRIATE
FEDERAL AUTHORITY TO BE EQUALLY AS EFFECTIVE AS THE PROCESS
DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION IN MAKING MILK
PRODUCTS SAFE AND FREE OF PATHOGENS; AND

(II)  IS APPROVED BY THE SECRETARY.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language derived