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FAC § 38953

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC
  2. DIVISION 15. MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ACT OF 1947 [32501. - 39912.]
  3. PART 3. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS [36601. - 39912.]
  4. CHAPTER 6. Products Resembling Milk Products [38901. - 38992.]
  5. ARTICLE 6. Labels [38951. - 38956.]

An imitation milk product, the composition and physical characteristics of which closely resemble those of a milk product or a specified variety of a milk product may be labeled “imitation,” followed by the name of the milk product imitated; for example, “imitation milk,” “imitation coffee cream,” “imitation cheddar cheese.”

An imitation milk product, the composition and physical characteristics of which do not closely resemble those of a milk product or a defined variety of a milk product shall be labeled as “imitation” or “filled” or by any other term approved by the director, followed by a term which generally describes that category of milk product; for example, “imitation milk product,” “imitation cream product,” “imitation cheese product.”

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