California · Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

FAC §34623: 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, a

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Milk containers (except single-service ones) must be sound, smooth, and free from rust or open seams during storage, transport, or delivery.

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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.

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