35751-35757

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE
SECTION 35751-35757




35751.  This division does not prohibit the addition of vitamins and
minerals to market milk or the sale of market milk to which any
vitamins and minerals have been added if such milk is labeled to show
the addition of the vitamins and minerals.
   A statement of the method and manner of adding vitamins and
minerals shall be filed with and approved by the director, and, when
offered for sale, such vitamin and mineral milk shall not be of a
standard which is below the legal requirements of market milk. When
added, vitamin D shall be present in such quantity that each quart of
the milk contains 400 International Units thereof within limits of
good manufacturing practice. When added, vitamin A shall be present
in such quantity that each quart of the milk contains not less than
2,000 International Units thereof within limits of good manufacturing
practice.
   The requirements of this section shall apply to all fluid market
milk products.


35752.  This division does not prohibit the freezing and holding in
cold storage of market cream or concentrated market cream, its
subsequent standardization with market milk or skim milk produced
from market milk, and its sale as market cream if the standardized
product otherwise conforms to all the standards and requirements in
this division for market cream. Payment procedure for market cream so
frozen or stored shall be pursuant to Article 22 (commencing with
Section 62441), Chapter 2, Part 3, Division 21 of this code.



35753.  This division does not prohibit the freezing and holding in
cold storage of market goat milk and its subsequent sale as market
milk if at the time of sale it meets all the standards and
requirements which are specified in this division for market milk.




35754.  This division does not prohibit the sterilization of market
goat milk by subjecting it to a temperature which is high enough to
sterilize it, holding it in storage, and subsequently selling it as
market milk if at the time of sale the market goat milk meets all
standards and requirements which are specified in this division for
market milk.



35755.  It is unlawful for any person to sell any market milk other
than graded milk as provided in this division in any city or county
or any combination of cities and counties in which a milk inspection
service has been established, either by or with the approval of the
director.


35756.  This division, and the regulations of the director are not a
limitation on the power of a municipality or county, by ordinance or
regulation, to establish compulsory pasteurization of market milk or
reasonable higher standards for milk fat and solids-not-fat than
those which are established in this division, but such standards
shall apply only to market milk after standardization by a milk
distributor.



35757.  The secretary, in compliance with Section 407 of this code
and Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division
3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, may adopt regulations
pertaining to temperature requirements for market milk delivered to
consumers. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, these
regulations may establish temperature requirements for market milk
delivered to consumers that differ from any or all requirements
provided for in this chapter. In adopting these regulations, the
secretary shall take into consideration the preservation of high
quality market milk for consumers, as well as avoidance of hardship
and unreasonable expense for persons engaged in the processing,
packaging, and distribution of market milk.