§ 38952 Milk Product Labeling Requirements

Each container which contains a product resembling a milk product, shall be labeled with the name and address of the manufacturer or distributor, and in the event the address is not the address of the manufacturer or final packaging plant, the label shall include the national uniform federal information processing standards state code number to be immediately followed by a hyphen and the plant number assigned by the appropriate state regulatory agency. The list of ingredients of any product resembling a milk product shall be immediately preceded by the product name, such as “Imitation ____,” “Nondairy Product,” “Filled Product,” or any other applicable term the director has established for the products by regulation. In addition, the director may, by regulation, require any other information to be included on the label which the director determines to be in the public interest. (Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 787, Sec. 18.)