SECTIONS 37131-37134 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 37131-37134

37131. All butter which is sold or distributed in package form,
including such butter which is received from out-of-state points,
shall be classified into grades which indicate its quality and shall
be labeled and advertised by the use of one of the following
designations:
(a) First quality.
(b) Second quality.

37132. First quality butter is butter which scores not less than
92. The minimum requirements for first quality butter are as follows:
(a) It shall be fresh, sweet and clean in flavor if of fresh make,
or sweet and clean if storage.
(b) The body shall be firm.
(c) The color shall be either light or medium and shall be
uniform, except that it may show small curd specks or slight
waviness.
(d) The salt shall be either light or medium, and free from
grittiness.
(e) The package shall be clean, uniform, and sound.
(f) The defects in body, color, salt, and package shall not total
over one point.

37133. Second quality butter is butter which scores below 92, but
not less than 90. The minimum requirements for second quality butter
are as follows:
(a) It shall be fresh and fairly sweet and fairly clean in flavor
if of fresh make or fairly sweet and fairly clean if storage.
(b) It may also be flat or lacking in flavor.
(c) The body shall be fairly firm, but may show slight defects in
grain and texture.
(d) The color may be either light or medium and shall be fairly
uniform, but may be wavy.
(e) The salt may be either light, medium or high, and shall be
fairly uniform, but may be slightly gritty.
(f) The package shall be clean, uniform, and sound.

37134. Butter which scores less than 90 shall not be sold or served
to consumers. Such butter when sold shall be in bulk packages which
contain not less than 30 pounds, and are labeled "for cooking and
baking purposes only."