Food and Agricultural Code section 38956

Nondairy product containers and labels shall not contain any combination of words, symbols, marks, designs, or representations commonly used or associated with the sale, advertising, or distribution of milk products. The labels shall not contain statements regarding milk products except those permitted by Section 38954 and any necessary factual statement regarding any ingredient milk products.

Source: Section 38956, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=38956. (updated Jan. 1, 1982; accessed Oct. 13, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/food_and_agricultural_code_section_38956

Original Source: Section 38956, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=38956. (last accessed May 12, 2025).