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  Half-and-Half is the food consisting of a mixture of milk and cream which contains not less than 10.5 percent but less than 18 percent milkfat. It is pasteurized or ultra-pasteurized, and may be homogenized. The following safe and suitable optional ingredients may be used:
1. Emulsifiers.
2. Stabilizers.
3. Nutritive sweeteners.
4. Characterizing flavoring ingredients (with or without coloring) as follows:
    a. Fruit and fruit juice {including concentrated fruit and fruit juice.)
    b. Natural and artificial food flavoring.

NOMENCLATURE The name of the food is "Half-and-Half." The name of the food shall be accompanied on the label by a declaration indicating the presence of any characterizing flavoring. The following terms shall accompany the name of the food wherever
it appears on the principal display panel or panels of the label, in letters
not less than one-half the height of the letters used in such name;
1. The word "ultra-pasteurized," if the food has been ultra-pasteurized.
2. The word "sweetened," if no characterizing flavor ingredients are used, but nutritive sweetener is added.

The following terms may appear on the label:
1. The word "pasteurized," if the food has been pasteurized.
2. The word "homogenized," if the food has been homogenized.


LABEL DECLARATION  When used in the food, each of the ingredients specified shall be declared on the label.

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