California · Penal Code
PEN §383a: Any person, firm, or corporation, who sells or offers for sale, or has in his or its possession for sale, any butter manufactured by boiling, melting, deodorizing, or renovating, which is the product
What this law says, in plain English
It is illegal to sell or possess for sale renovated butter made from stale or rancid butter unless each package is clearly labeled 'process butter' or 'renovated butter' in letters at least half an inch long.
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