Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-1301.33
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Labeling and advertising
Official statutory text
A. Mello-drink products shall not be advertised, displayed for
sale or sold in any manner or under any circumstances or conditions
likely to mislead, deceive or confuse the public into believing such
product is a milk product.
B. No wording commonly used or associated with or which may be
associated with the production, sale, advertising, distribution or
marketing of a milk product, whether in liquid, powdered, frozen or
any other form, shall be used with or without additional descriptive
words on any label, package or wrapping of any Mello-drink product
or advertisement thereof, whether such use be by word, sound or
other technique or device. These provisions shall not apply to food
prepared in restaurants or cafeterias.
C. No picture or representation of the animal genus bovine or
any other picture, symbol, mark, design or representation commonly
associated with dairy farming or any other phase of the dairy
industry or associated with the production, sale, advertising,
distribution or marketing of milk products, whether in liquid,
powdered, frozen or any other form, shall be used on any label,
package or wrapping of any Mello-drink product or when advertising
any Mello-drink product.
D. No Mello-drink product shall be advertised or labeled as
pasteurized or homogenized unless the whole finished product has
been pasteurized, homogenized or processed in a licensed
manufacturing plant in accordance with the requirements of this act.
E. The label, package or wrapping of a Mello-drink product shall
contain an accurate and complete listing of the ingredients preceded
by the words "ingredients: vegetable oil beverage consisting of".
The common name of each ingredient shall be listed in order of
decreasing predominance, each accompanied by the percentage it
represents of the whole product. Ingredients which represent less
than one percent (1%) of the whole product shall be preceded by the
words "consisting of less than one percent (1%)". The oil or fat
contained in the product shall be listed by the common name given
its specific type. If artificial coloring or flavoring has been
added, the list of ingredients shall so state.
F. The label, package or wrapping of a Mello-drink product may
contain statements and claims which are reasonable, relevant,
truthful, complete and not deceptive or misleading, provided the
label shall contain no statements or claims regarding milk products,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 601
except any necessary factual statement regarding any milk products
which are ingredients of the Mello-drink product. The Department
may require satisfactory proof of the compliance of any statement or
claim with the provisions of this subsection. The Department may
require such disclaimers be placed on the label, package or wrapping
as it determines necessary to avoid confusion and deception of the
public and as are consistent with other provisions of this act.
G. The Board shall by rule or regulation establish the size,
including type size, and the location of all terms, pictures,
symbols, marks, designs or other representations to be placed on the
label, package or wrapping of a Mello-drink product so that the
label, package or wrapping is not likely to mislead, deceive or
confuse the public as to the true nature or character of the
product. In no event shall the product name, Mello-drink, be less
than twice the type size of any other term or representation
contained on the label, package or wrapping. The name Mello-drink
shall be prominently displayed to avoid confusion and no other term
or representation shall appear on the same line or within the
immediate area of the label, package or wrapping as the product
name.
sale or sold in any manner or under any circumstances or conditions
likely to mislead, deceive or confuse the public into believing such
product is a milk product.
B. No wording commonly used or associated with or which may be
associated with the production, sale, advertising, distribution or
marketing of a milk product, whether in liquid, powdered, frozen or
any other form, shall be used with or without additional descriptive
words on any label, package or wrapping of any Mello-drink product
or advertisement thereof, whether such use be by word, sound or
other technique or device. These provisions shall not apply to food
prepared in restaurants or cafeterias.
C. No picture or representation of the animal genus bovine or
any other picture, symbol, mark, design or representation commonly
associated with dairy farming or any other phase of the dairy
industry or associated with the production, sale, advertising,
distribution or marketing of milk products, whether in liquid,
powdered, frozen or any other form, shall be used on any label,
package or wrapping of any Mello-drink product or when advertising
any Mello-drink product.
D. No Mello-drink product shall be advertised or labeled as
pasteurized or homogenized unless the whole finished product has
been pasteurized, homogenized or processed in a licensed
manufacturing plant in accordance with the requirements of this act.
E. The label, package or wrapping of a Mello-drink product shall
contain an accurate and complete listing of the ingredients preceded
by the words "ingredients: vegetable oil beverage consisting of".
The common name of each ingredient shall be listed in order of
decreasing predominance, each accompanied by the percentage it
represents of the whole product. Ingredients which represent less
than one percent (1%) of the whole product shall be preceded by the
words "consisting of less than one percent (1%)". The oil or fat
contained in the product shall be listed by the common name given
its specific type. If artificial coloring or flavoring has been
added, the list of ingredients shall so state.
F. The label, package or wrapping of a Mello-drink product may
contain statements and claims which are reasonable, relevant,
truthful, complete and not deceptive or misleading, provided the
label shall contain no statements or claims regarding milk products,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 601
except any necessary factual statement regarding any milk products
which are ingredients of the Mello-drink product. The Department
may require satisfactory proof of the compliance of any statement or
claim with the provisions of this subsection. The Department may
require such disclaimers be placed on the label, package or wrapping
as it determines necessary to avoid confusion and deception of the
public and as are consistent with other provisions of this act.
G. The Board shall by rule or regulation establish the size,
including type size, and the location of all terms, pictures,
symbols, marks, designs or other representations to be placed on the
label, package or wrapping of a Mello-drink product so that the
label, package or wrapping is not likely to mislead, deceive or
confuse the public as to the true nature or character of the
product. In no event shall the product name, Mello-drink, be less
than twice the type size of any other term or representation
contained on the label, package or wrapping. The name Mello-drink
shall be prominently displayed to avoid confusion and no other term
or representation shall appear on the same line or within the
immediate area of the label, package or wrapping as the product
name.
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