Title 18 . Environmental Conservation

Chapter 32 . Administrative Enforcement

Section 40. Labeling; milk processing plant code numbers

18 AAC 32.040. Labeling; milk processing plant code numbers

(a) In addition to the permit number assigned under 18 AAC 32.030, the department will assign a plant code number to each milk processing plant. To meet the labeling requirements of the PMO, the owner or operator of the plant shall place on each milk product carton or container

(1) the code number assigned by the department; or

(2) the name and address of the plant where the milk was pasteurized.

(b) Upon request from the department, a person described in 18 AAC 32.010(b) shall provide the department access to or copies of the following documents in order to verify compliance with the labeling requirements of the PMO:

(1) each formula used to produce the milk or milk product;

(2) records or invoices from each supplier of each ingredient used to make the milk or milk product, including raw, pasteurized, or heat-treated milk; those records or invoices must show the

(A) name of the supplier;

(B) product and amount purchased; and

(C) date of purchase.

History: Eff. 5/23/98, Register 146; am 1/14/2001, Register 157

Authority: AS 03.05.020

AS 17.20.005

AS 17.20.010

AS 17.20.040

AS 44.46.020

Editor's note: The plant code number referred to in this section is based on a voluntary national uniform coding system developed by the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shippers known as the federal information processing standards (FIPS). The FIPS code is used to identify plants that process fluid milk, fresh milk products, and frozen desserts. For example, in the plant code number 02-457, "02" indicates that the processing plant is in Alaska, and "457" identifies the specific plant.