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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".11" citation="COMAR 10.15.08.11" title_num="10" subtitle_num="15" chapter_num="08" heading="Labeling of Farmstead Cheese.">
  <text>A farmstead cheese processor shall:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Ensure all labels for a farmstead cheese product conform to the standards and requirements established by:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 USC, §§341—350f;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-535);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>21 CFR Parts 101 and 133; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Health-General Article, §21-424, Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Conspicuously mark each package containing farmstead cheese with the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Name of the product;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Name of the manufacturer that made the farmstead cheese;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Address of the manufacturer if:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Listed in the local phone book, the address may consist of the city and state; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Not listed in the local phone book, the street address shall be included;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Plant license number;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Each ingredient in order of predominance;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Net weight of the product in English and metric units;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Batch identification of the product;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Required nutritional information;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Statement:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Cured or aged for 60 days at a temperature not less than 35° F;” or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A variation of this phrase that conveys the fact that the product has been aged at least 60 days; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Statement that the milk was not pasteurized, using terms such as “raw milk” or “not pasteurized.”</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>