Section 21-426 - Grade A milk product dating. - Maryland Statutes

§ 21-426. Grade A milk product dating.
 

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

(b)  Container markings.-  

(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)  Regulations to establish sell-by period.- 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. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 574; 1982, ch. 240, § 2; 1987, ch. 306, § 2; 1989, ch. 461; 1996, ch. 691; 2003, ch. 147.]