§ 34623 Milk Container Cleanliness Standards

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•Any container used for milk or milk products must be clean and in good shape.
•Containers can't be rusty, broken, or have holes.
•Containers must be easy to clean inside and out.

Example

A dairy farm delivers milk in rusty metal cans.

The farm would be breaking the law because the rusty cans aren't clean or safe for milk.

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§ 34623 Milk Container Cleanliness Standards

Every container, except a single service container, of any kind in which milk or any product of milk is kept, stored, transported, or delivered, shall be sound, smooth, free from rust or open seams, and at all times kept in a condition which shall permit thorough cleansing of all surfaces with which the milk or its products come in contact. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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container single service container milk product of milk sound smooth free from rust or open seams thorough cleansing

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 34623.

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