WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 461

milk solids are sold or delivered shall be labeled clearly and
accurately to show the exact type of product in the package.

(2) The label shall be in letters not smaller or less
distinct than any other letters on the package or container
except letters used for the brand or trade name.

(d) A person may not manufacture, sell, exchange, deliver,
advertise, label, or expose for sale, under a distinctive name or
otherwise, any milk product for which a standard is set under
this section unless the milk product conforms to that standard.

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(a)  In this section, "sell-by period" means the length of
time a GRADE A milk product may be kept for sale.

(b)  The Secretary shall:

(1)  Review from time to time the keeping quality of
GRADE A milk products by conducting scientific shelf-life studies
that recognize different methods of pasteurization; and

(2)  After holding a public hearing, adopt rules and
regulations that establish the maximum sell-by period for each
kind of GRADE A milk product.

(c)  (1) After a public hearing, the Secretary shall adopt
rules and regulations that establish a method for conspicuously
marking, on the GRADE A milk product container, the last date on
which the product may be sold.

(2) Each GRADE A milk product container shall be
marked as required by rules and regulations adopted under this
subtitle.

(d)  (1) A GRADE A milk product that is cooled to, packaged,
and stored at 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less before it is
purchased by or delivered to the ultimate consumer has a sell-by
period of 7 days.

(2) If a scientific study justifies a modification of
the temperature requirements of this subsection, the Secretary,
after a public hearing, may adopt rules and regulations that
modify the temperature requirements of this subsection.

(e)  (1) A GRADE A milk processor may apply for permission
to extend the sell-by period of a GRADE A milk product by not
more than 5 days

(2) If an application under this subsection is
supported by a scientific study of shelf-life and the study is

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