§ 18785 Livestock Product Fill Standards

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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This law says that if a meat or poultry product is sold in a container that doesn't meet the required fill level, it must clearly say so on the label.

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•Meat or poultry products must meet fill standards set by the government.
•If a product doesn't meet the fill standard, the label must clearly say so.
•If the label doesn't say it's underfilled, the product is misbranded.

Example

You buy a can of chicken soup that looks half empty.

If the can doesn't have enough soup inside, the label must say something like 'This can has less soup than usual.' If it doesn't say that, the product is misbranded.

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§ 18785 Livestock Product Fill Standards

A livestock or poultry product is misbranded if it purports to be, or is represented as, a food for which a standard or standards of fill of container have been prescribed by regulations of the director under this chapter, and it falls below the standard of fill of container applicable thereto, unless its label bears, in such manner and form as such regulations specify, a statement that it falls below such standard. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1385.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

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misbranded standard of fill of container label regulations

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 18785.

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