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DIVISION 15. MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ACT OF 1947 32501-39912›PART 3. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS 36601-39912›CHAPTER 3. Butter 37101-37292›ARTICLE 2. Butter Grades 37131-37134

§ 37132

California Food and Agricultural Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

First quality butter is butter which scores not less than 92. The minimum requirements for first quality butter are as follows:

(a) It shall be fresh, sweet and clean in flavor if of fresh make, or sweet and clean if storage.

(b) The body shall be firm.

(c) The color shall be either light or medium and shall be uniform, except that it may show small curd specks or slight waviness.

(d) The salt shall be either light or medium, and free from grittiness.

(e) The package shall be clean, uniform, and sound.

(f) The defects in body, color, salt, and package shall not total over one point.

(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

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