Article 10. Labeling And Advertising of California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 15. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 10.

The following information shall at all times appear plainly and in a conspicuous place on, or be securely attached to, every cap, bottle, can, or other container of all market milk which is sold:
  (a) The class or grade of the market milk, unless the market milk is being sold in bulk to a distributor.
  (b) The word "raw," if the market milk has not been pasteurized.
  (c) The word "pasteurized" if the market milk has been pasteurized.
  (d) The name and address of the distributor or original bottler. If the name and address of the distributor is used, the milk products plant license number of the original bottler, as assigned annually by the director, may be used in lieu of the name and address of the original bottler.

All labels which are required by Section 36001 shall be in capital letters of a size and 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, then a sufficient portion of the distributor's name which clearly identifies such distributor may be used in lieu of the entire distributor's name.

(a) At the time of sale to the consumer by a retail store of any product designated in this section there shall appear upon the package or container of such product the date established by the processor as the date upon which, in order to insure quality, such product is normally removed from the shelf or similar location from which the product is offered for sale to the consumer.
  (b) This section applies to the following products:
  (1) Market milk.
  (2) Market cream.
  (3) Any milk product which is required by any provision of this code, or by any regulation adopted by the director pursuant thereto, to be made from market milk or any component or derivative of market milk.
  (c) This section does not apply to any milk or milk products processed, packaged, and sold by distributors directly to consumers.
  (d) This section does not apply to any bulk shipments of milk or milk products between distributors.
  (e) The director shall, in compliance with applicable provisions of this code and Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11371) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and after public hearing or hearings, adopt regulations pertaining to (1) responsibility for affixing to packages or other containers the quality assurance date provided for in this section; (2) the manner, style, form, and place of affixation of such date to packages and other containers in a conspicuous place in a form which is readily seen and easily understood by the buyer; and (3) the administration and enforcement of the requirements of this section.

If a product is made from goat milk, either the phrase "goat milk" or "made from goat milk" shall immediately precede or follow the name of the product wherever the name appears, and in the same type size and style as the product name.