Standard of purity of milk or skimmed milk or condensed milk or sterilised milk or desiccated milk
8. (1) In the case of milk other than skimmed, condensed, sterilised or desiccated milk,-
(a) the species of animal from which the milk is derived shall be specified by the seller in such manner as the local authority may direct by general or special order in this behalf;
(b) the article sold shall be the normal, clean and fresh secretion obtained by the complete milking of the udder of a healthy animal of the species specified, not earlier than seven days after the calving and freeing of the colostrums of such animal; and
(c) the article sold shall, whether such secretion has been processed or not, be an article from which no ingredient has been extracted and to which no water or other substance (including any preservative) has been added and which contains the normal constituents prescribed under clause (a) or sub-section (1) of section 5.
(2) In the case of skimmed milk,-
(a) the container shall be labelled and marked in such manner as may be prescribed;
(b) the article sold shall contain such proportion of the constituents of milk as may be prescribed; and
(c) the place at which such article is sold shall be specified by the seller in such manner as the local authority may direct by general or special order in this behalf.
(3) In the case of condensed, sterilised or desiccated milk,-
(a) the container shall be hermetically closed, labelled and marked in such manner as may be prescribed; and
(b) the article manufactured or sold, as the case may be, shall contain such proportion of the constituents of milk as may be prescribed.