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Food and Agricultural Code § 38542

ARTICLE 19. Cultured Milks

Current as of September 28, 2026Food & Agr. Code, § 38542Official source ↗

Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 347.

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.