California · Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

FAC §32513: “Milk products plant” means any place in which a person engages in the business of handling, receiving, manufacturing, freezing, processing, or packaging milk, or any product of milk or engages in the

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“Milk products plant” means any place in which a person engages in the business of handling, receiving, manufacturing, freezing, processing, or packaging milk, or any product of milk or engages in the business of manufacturing, freezing, or processing imitation ice cream or imitation ice milk. “Milk products plant” does not include a properly licensed retail food facility that does either of the following: (a) Packages dairy products in the presence of the consumer. (b) Cuts, wraps, and packages cheese, excluding cottage cheese, that is purchased from a licensed manufacturer of milk products, labels the products pursuant to all applicable state and federal laws, and sells the product only to consumers on the premises of the retail food facility.

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