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DIVISION 15. MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ACT OF 1947 32501-39912›PART 3. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS 36601-39912›CHAPTER 5. Miscellaneous Dairy Products 38151-38895.2›ARTICLE 19. Cultured Milks 38541-38542

§ 38542

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

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.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 347.)

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