Food and Agricultural Code section 38542

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.

Source: Section 38542, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=38542.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1973; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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