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HomeFood and Agricultural CodeDiv. 15Pt. 3Ch. 9Art. 5§ 39741 Flavored Milk Standards

§ 39741 Flavored Milk Standards

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§ 39741 Flavored Milk Standards

Key Takeaways

  • •Flavored milk (like chocolate milk) must be made from regular milk, evaporated milk, condensed milk, or dried milk.
  • •It can have safe sweeteners, chocolate, or other safe flavors added to it.
  • •It must be mixed, processed, and packaged in a specific way to be safe to drink.

Example

You buy a carton of chocolate milk at the store.

The chocolate milk must be made from real milk with safe chocolate or syrup added. It also has to be processed and packaged the right way so it doesn’t spoil or make you sick.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 39741 Flavored Milk Standards

UHT flavored milk is market milk, evaporated market milk, condensed market milk, or dried market milk, or any combination of them, which contains harmless sweetening, chocolate, chocolate syrup, or other harmless syrup or flavoring, or any combination of these syrups or flavorings, and harmless edible stabilizers as specified in Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations. It is homogenized, processed, and packaged pursuant to Section 39701. (Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 840, Sec. 12.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

UHT flavored milkmarket milkharmless sweeteningharmless edible stabilizersTitle 21 of the Code of Federal RegulationsSection 39701

Related Statutes

  • § 39721 Uht Lowfat Milk Standards
  • § 39761 Flavored Reduced-Fat Milk Standards
  • § 39771 Flavored Milk Product Standards
  • § 39711 Uht Milk And Cream Standards
  • § 39742 Flavored Milk Fat Standards

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 39741.
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