Food and Agricultural Code section 35893

Milk for grade A pasteurized milk is market milk that conforms to all the following minimum requirements:

(a)

The health of the cows or goats shall be determined at least once in six months by an official representative of an approved milk inspection service, or a milk inspection service that is established by the director.

(b)

The milk shall be cooled as provided in Section 35783.

(c)

It shall be produced on dairy farms that score not less than 90 percent on the dairy farm scorecard that is adopted by the director.

(d)

Shall meet the standards of Section 35781 or the regulation adopted pursuant thereto.

Source: Section 35893, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=35893.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2008; accessed Jun. 18, 2026).

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