{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fac-38953","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FAC § 38953","heading":"","body":"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.”\nAn 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.”","path":["Food and Agricultural Code - FAC","DIVISION 15. MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ACT OF 1947 [32501. - 39912.]","PART 3. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS [36601. - 39912.]","CHAPTER 6. Products Resembling Milk Products [38901. - 38992.]","ARTICLE 6. Labels [38951. - 38956.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"1e460867aa5b7f283a394100c32e853317cc1f234bcbfb36754b9eddff45ff4a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fac-38952.5","next":"us-ca/fac-38954"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}