§ 18782 Livestock Product Labeling Requirements

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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This law says that meat or eggs must have a label with the company's name and address, and how much is inside the package.

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•Meat and eggs must have a label with the company's name and address.
•The label must say how much is inside the package.
•Small packages or unpackaged items might not need a label.

Example

You buy a package of chicken at the store.

The package must have a label saying who made it and how much chicken is inside, like '1 pound'.

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§ 18782 Livestock Product Labeling Requirements

A livestock or poultry product is misbranded unless it bears a label showing all of the following: (a) The name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor. (b) An accurate statement of the quantity of the product in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count. The director may permit reasonable variations, exemptions as to small packages and exemptions as to any livestock product not in a container, that conforms to the purposes of this chapter. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1385.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

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misbranded label manufacturer packer distributor quantity weight measure numerical count reasonable variations exemptions

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 18782.

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