SECTIONS 39501-39502 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 39501-39502

39501. Dairy spread is a substitute for butter which is made from a
blend of milkfat, cultured buttermilk, milk solids-not-fat, and
edible oil or fat, other than milk fat. Dairy spread may contain one
or more of the following optional ingredients: salt, harmless flavor
and color, any safe and suitable stabilizers and emulsifiers, and
vitamins.

39502. Dairy spread shall contain a minimum of 40 percent fat and a
minimum of 15 percent milk solids-not-fat; (60 percent of the
blended fat ingredients shall be of milk fat origin) and may contain
not more than 0.01 percent potassium sorbate to retard spoilage.
Dairy spread shall be pasteurized.