Montana § 81-22-420 Labeling Of Animal Or Vegetable Fat Contents On Frozen Desserts

Montana Statutes

§ 81-22-420 — Labeling Of Animal Or Vegetable Fat Contents On Frozen Desserts

Montana § 81-22-420

Title 81LIVESTOCK

Ch. 22MANUFACTURED DAIRY PRODUCTS

Part 4Sanitation, Quality, and Labeling Requirements

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Mont. Code Ann. § 81-22-420 (2026).

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81-22-420 . Labeling of animal or vegetable fat contents on frozen desserts.

(1)Any frozen dessert made in the semblance of or in imitation of ice cream in this chapter, which contains any amount of animal fat (other than milk fat) or vegetable fat or oil (other than any such fat or oil which is naturally present in any flavoring ingredient), must be labeled as an animal fat product or vegetable fat product, or a combination of both, as the case may be. Such animal fat or vegetable fat products must be manufactured from a pasteurized mix which has been processed in a licensed manufacturing dairy product plant. All persons manufacturing, offering for sale or exchange, or selling such animal fat or vegetable fat frozen desserts are subject to the sanitary, reporting, and licensing regulatio

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81-22-420 . Labeling of animal or vegetable fat contents on frozen desserts. (1) Any frozen dessert made in the semblance of or in imitation of ice cream in this chapter, which contains any amount of animal fat (other than milk fat) or vegetable fat or oil (other than any such fat or oil which is naturally present in any flavoring ingredient), must be labeled as an animal fat product or vegetable fat product, or a combination of both, as the case may be. Such animal fat or vegetable fat products must be manufactured from a pasteurized mix which has been processed in a licensed manufacturing dairy product plant. All persons manufacturing, offering for sale or exchange, or selling such animal fat or vegetable fat frozen desserts are subject to the sanitary, reporting, and licensing regulations of this chapter and of the regulations promulgated under the authority of this chapter.
(2) No representation may be made by statement, word, grade designation, design, symbol, device, or in any other manner on any container, package, or wrapper or on any advertising media that such animal fat or vegetable fat product, or combination thereof, is ice cream, sherbet, or any of their low-fat counterparts or derivatives or any other products which are prohibited from containing animal or vegetable fats.
(3) The container, package, or wrapper containing such animal fat or vegetable fat frozen dessert must be clearly and plainly marked, labeled, or printed on the outside in boldfaced letters with the words, "animal fat product", "vegetable fat product", "animal-vegetable fat product", or "vegetable-animal fat product", as the case may be, and shall bear thereon the common or usual name of each of the ingredients therein, including the fats or oils, except that spices, flavorings, or colorings may be designated as such without naming each.
(4) The labeling requirements of this section do not apply to milk or cream sold as homemade food or a homemade food product pursuant to Title 50, chapter 49, part 2.