# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 21. Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics

### Subtitle 4. Milk Products

#### Section 21-426

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

(b)

  (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.

(c) The Secretary shall adopt regulations that establish the sell-by period for 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.

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)