Food & Agr. Code, § 38542 · Article 19. Cultured Milks
Food & Agr. Code, § 38542
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Every container in which buttermilk is sold shall be labeled with a label containing all of the following information:
(a) The name and address of the distributor.
(b) The factory license number of the manufacturer, if the manufacturer is not the distributor.
(c) A statement that the product is pasteurized, if pasteurized.
(d) A statement that the product is cultured.
(e) A list of ingredients added, such as salt, stabilizers, and flavoring.
(f) If the principal label uses descriptive modifying terms, such terms shall not be false or misleading.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 347.
Source of truth
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- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=38542.
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