[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR133.10]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                          SERVICES (CONTINUED)
 
PART 133_CHEESES AND RELATED CHEESE PRODUCTS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec.  133.10  Notice to manufacturers, packers, and distributors of pasteurized blended cheese, pasteurized process cheese, cheese food, cheese spread, and 
          related foods.

    (a) Definitions and standards of identity have recently been 
promulgated under the authority of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act for a number of foods made in part from cheese, including 
pasteurized process cheese; pasteurized process cheese with fruits, 
vegetables, or meats; pasteurized blended cheese; pasteurized process 
cheese food; pasteurized process cheese spread, and related foods. These 
standards prescribe the name for each such food. The act requires that 
this name appear on the label. Many of these names consist of several 
words. In the past it has been the practice of some manufacturers to 
subordinate the words ``pasteurized,'' ``blended,'' ``process,'' 
``food,'' and ``spread'' to give undue prominence to the word ``cheese'' 
and to words naming the variety of cheese involved.
    (b) When placing the names of these foods on labels so as to comply 
with the requirements of section 403 (a), (f), and (g) of the act, all 
the words forming the name specified by a definition and standard of 
identity should be given equal prominence. This can readily be 
accomplished by printing the specified name of the food in letters of 
the same size, color, and style of type, and with the same background.
    (c) Where the names of optional ingredients are required to appear 
on the

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label, the designations of all such ingredients should be given equal 
prominence. The names of the optional ingredients should appear 
prominently and conspicuously but should not be displayed with greater 
prominence than the name of the food. The word ``contains'' may precede 
the names of the optional ingredients, and when so used will not be 
considered as intervening printed matter between name of food and name 
of optional ingredients required to be placed on the label.
    (d) Where a manufacturer elects to include a label statement of fat 
and moisture content, the declaration should be on the basis of the food 
as marketed. A fat declaration on a moisture-free basis is likely to be 
misleading, and should not be used in labeling.