Skin Milk


		Skim Milk is milk from which sufficient milkfat has been removed to reduce its milkfat content to less than 0.5 percent. Skim milk that is in final package form for beverage use shall have been pasteurized or ultra-pasteurized, shall contain added vitamin A as prescribed by the paragraph of this section, and shall contain not less than 8-1/4 percent milk solids-not-fat. Skim milk may be homogenized. Vitamin A shall be present in such quantity that each quart of the food contains not less than 2000 International Units thereof, within limits of good manufacturing practice. Addition of vitamin D is optional. If added, vitamin D shall be present in such quantity that each quart of the food contains 400 International Units thereof, within limits of good manufacturing practice. OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS The following safe and suitable ingredients may be used: 1. Carriers for vitamins A and D. 2. Concentrated skim milk, nonfat dry milk, or other milk-derived ingredients to increase the nonfat solids content of the food: Provided that the ratio of protein to total nonfat solids of the food and the protein efficiency ratio of all protein present shall not be decreased as a result of adding such ingredients. 3. When one or more of the optional, milk-derived ingredients, emulsifiers, stabilizers, or a combination of both, is used in an amount not more than 2 percent by weight of the solids in such ingredients. 4. Characterizing flavoring ingredients (with or without coloring, nutritive sweetener, emulsifiers, and stabilizers) as follows: a. Fruit and fruit juice (including concentrated fruit and fruit juice). b. Natural and artifical food flavoring. The name of the food is "Skim milk" or alternatively "Nonfat milk." The name of the food shall appear on the label in type of uniform size, style, and color. 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 of the height of the letters used in such name: 1. The phrase "vitamin A" or "vitamin A added," or if vitamin D is added, the phrase "vitamins A and D" or "vitamins A and D added." The word "vitamin" may be abbreviated "vit." 2. The word "ultra-pasteurized," if the food has been ultra-pasteurized. 3. The phrase "protein fortified" or "fortified with protein," if the food contains not less than 10 percent milk derived nonfat solids. 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 as required by the applicable sections of Part 1 of this chapter.