§ 204-B — Foods containing fats and/or oils

§ 204-b. Foods containing fats and/or oils. 1. (a) Notwithstanding any\nother provision of law, each individual fat and/or oil ingredient of a\nfood commodity in package form intended for human consumption shall be\ndeclared by its specific common or usual name in its order of\npredominance in the food except that blends of fats and/or oils may be\ndesignated as such in their order of predominance as "vegetable",\n"animal", "marine" shortening, or combination of these, whichever is\napplicable if, immediately following the term, the common or usual name\nof each individual vegetable, animal, or marine fat or oil is given in\nparenthesis.\n (b) For products that are blends of fats and/or oils and for foods in\nwhich fats and/or oils constitute the predominant ingredient, the\nlisting of the common or usual names of such fats and/or oils in\nparenthesis shall be in descending order of predominance.\n (c) In all other foods in which a blend of fats and oils is used as an\ningredient, the listing of the common or usual names in parenthesis need\nnot be in descending order of predominance if the manufacturer, because\nof the use of varying mixtures, is unable to adhere to a constant\npattern of fats and/or oils in the product.\n (d) Fat and/or oil ingredients not present in the product may be\nlisted if they may sometimes be used in the product if such ingredients\nare identified by appropriate language or words indicating that such\ningredients may not be present.\n 2. For the purposes of this section the term "food commodity in\npackage form" shall be construed to mean a food commodity put up or\npackaged in any manner in advance of sale in units suitable for retail\nsale, which has been packaged at point of manufacture and which is not\nintended for consumption at point of manufacture and which is presently\nnot exempt from placing the ingredients on the label.\n