§ 34593 Milk Dispensing Requirements

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•Milk or milk shakes must be poured from bottles or containers that were filled and sealed in a milk plant.
•You can use special milk machines (approved ones) to make milk shakes, but only if they follow the rules in Section 34594.
•No pouring milk from random containers—it has to be from proper, sealed ones.

Example

A restaurant makes milk shakes for customers.

The restaurant must use milk from sealed bottles or an approved milk machine. They can't just scoop milk from an open bucket.

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§ 34593 Milk Dispensing Requirements

Market milk or the fluid derivative of market milk which is used in the preparation of milk shakes or other mixed milk drinks shall be dispensed or poured from standard milk bottles or single service containers which have been filled and sealed or capped in a milk products plant. This section does not prohibit the use of homogenized market milk or flavored dairy drinks drawn from a milk dispensing device that is approved pursuant to Section 34594 in the preparation of milk shakes or other mixed milk drinks. (Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 610.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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market milk milk shakes mixed milk drinks standard milk bottles single service containers milk products plant homogenized market milk flavored dairy drinks milk dispensing device Section 34594

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 34593.

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