Milk fat or butterfat is the fat of milk. It shall have a Reichert-Meissl number not less than 24 and a specific gravity not less than 905/1000. In determining the specific gravity, milk fat at 40 degrees centigrade shall be compared with water at 40 degrees centigrade.
Cal. Food & Agric. Code § 38152
Milk Fat or Butter Fat
Known as the Milk and Milk Products Act
The act spans §§ 32501–39912 (683 sections).
Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 9.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.