§ 35784 Milk Fat And Solids Standards

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•Milk sold to you must have at least 3.5% fat and 8.7% other solids (like protein).
•The fat and solids can be a tiny bit less (up to 0.1% less), but only if together they add up to at least 12.2%.
•This rule makes sure milk has a basic quality standard when you buy it.

Example

You buy a gallon of milk from the store.

The milk must have at least 3.5% fat and 8.7% solids. If it has 3.4% fat and 8.8% solids, that’s okay because together they add up to 12.2%.

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§ 35784 Milk Fat And Solids Standards

Market milk, except as provided in Section 35784.2, at the time of delivery to the consumer, shall contain not less than 3.5 percent of milk fat and not less than 8.7 percent of solids not fat. The minimum percentages of milk fats and solids not fat required by this section may vary by an amount no greater than 0.1 of 1 percent, if the total combined percentages of milk fat and solids not fat, at the time of delivery to the consumer, equals or exceeds 12.2 percent. (Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 301, Sec. 2. (AB 466) Effective January 1, 2020.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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market milk milk fat solids not fat delivery to the consumer

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 35784.

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