La. Admin. Code tit. 49 § I-937

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section I-937 - Label, List of Ingredients [Formerly 49:3.0701]

A. The list of ingredients shall appear as part of, or in addition to, the true name of the product, and shall show the common or usual names of the ingredients arranged in the order of their predominance; except that spices, flavorings (including essential oils, oleoresins, and other spice extractives) and colorings may be designated as "spices," "flavorings," and "colorings" without naming each. The name of an ingredient shall not be a collective name but shall be specific, as, for example, "beef," "pork," "beef tripe," "beef hearts," "sheep livers," "pork snouts," "flour," "corn flour," "potato flour," "water," "dried skim milk," "tomato puree," and "beef broth;" provided, that when the label bears the designation "compound," or "shortening," the term "animal and vegetable fats" or "vegetable and animal fats" may be used to designate the ingredients of mixture of such edible fats whether unhardened or hardened singly or as a mixture.

1. "Animal fats" as used herein means sound, healthful, wholesome fat derived from cattle, swine, sheep or goats.

La. Admin. Code tit. 49, § I-937

Adopted by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Preventive and Public Health Services, September 1968.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, Title 40, as amended.