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DIVISION 15. MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ACT OF 1947 32501-39912›PART 2. MILK AND CREAM 35601-36331›CHAPTER 3. Restricted Use Market Milk and Manufacturing Milk and Cream 36301-36331›ARTICLE 2. Manufacturing Milk Standards 36331-36331

§ 36331

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

Manufacturing milk shall comply with all of the following requirements:

(a) It shall be free from foreign substances.

(b) It shall not contain any undesirable flavors or odors.

(c) It shall not contain more than 2,000,000 individual bacteria per milliliter as found by direct microscopic count.

In addition, manufacturing milk shall comply with the rules, regulations, and standards of the United States Department of Agriculture which govern quality standards of raw milk.

(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 28.)

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