ARTICLE 2. Skim Milk, Nonfat Milk, or Fat-free Milk [38181. - 38186.]

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC 2.
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Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 38181. Section 38181.

Skim milk, nonfat milk, or fat-free milk is the product that results from the complete or partial removal of milk fat from milk. It shall contain not more than twenty hundredths of 1 percent of milk fat and not less than 9 percent of milk solids not fat, except that milk produced and marketed pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 35921) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of this division as skim milk shall contain not more than twenty hundredths of 1 percent of milk fat and not less than 8.5 percent of milk solids not fat.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 38182. Section 38182.

Skim milk, nonfat milk, or fat-free milk shall conform to the bacterial standards, coliform bacteria standards, and temperature standards of the grade or class of milk from which the skim milk is derived.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 38184. Section 38184.

Every container in which skim milk, nonfat milk, or fat-free milk is sold shall be plainly and conspicuously labeled with all of the following: (a) The words “skim milk,” “nonfat milk,” or “fat-free milk.” (b) The word “raw” or “pasteurized,” as the case may be. (c) The grade or class of the milk. (d) The name and address of the distributor.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 38185. Section 38185.

Every label which is required by this article shall be in letters of a size or boldness as to be legible by the purchaser or consumer. If the available space on any cap, bottle, or container for such labeling is not sufficient for the full name of the distributor, a sufficient portion of the distributor’s name which clearly identifies such distributor may be used in lieu of the entire distributor’s name.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 38186. Section 38186.

Every container of skim milk, nonfat milk, or fat-free milk, except a glass container, shall be labeled with the words “skim milk,” “nonfat milk,” or “fat-free milk” in letters not less than one-quarter inch in height and one-eighth inch in width.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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