ARTICLE 5. Product Registration [38941. - 38946.]

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC 5.

in effect

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 38941. Section 38941.

Any person engaged in the manufacture of products resembling milk products, shall register the products with the department as provided by this article.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 38942. Section 38942.

Application for a registered product shall be in the form which shall be prescribed by the department and shall include the ingredients of the product, and the proposed label or labels for the product. The director shall grant such application if he determines that the product will comply or has complied with the provisions of this chapter.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 38943. Section 38943.

The application shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25). The information required by Section 38942 shall be kept current and amended whenever any change is made.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 38943.5. Section 38943.5.

Each registration which has been approved expires on December 31st of the second year after it was approved and may be renewed for two years by payment of a renewal fee of ten dollars ($10). The renewal shall be made on forms which are supplied by the director.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 38944. Section 38944.

No product resembling milk products shall be sold unless it has an active registration on file with the department.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 38944.5. Section 38944.5.

If renewal of any registration is not made within 60 days after expiration of the registration, the registration becomes null and void.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 38945. Section 38945.

In addition to any other penalty, the department may revoke or suspend the registration of any product resembling milk products for any violation of this chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 38946. Section 38946.

All product registration made pursuant to this article shall be confidential. No information contained in the application for any such registration, or in the registration, shall be divulged by the director except if necessary for the proper determination of any court proceedings or hearing before the director.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026