CA AB590

Recasts the Milk Producers Security Trust Fund by changing security charges from covering "covered milk" to "eligible milk" and revising calculations based on fat and solids-not-fat content per federal milk marketing order standards.

Requires producers to pay assessments of 3.3 mills per hundredweight of eligible milk to defray administrative costs, with the secretary authorized to adjust rates as needed.

Redefines key terms including "handler," "producer," and "producer-handler" to align with Federal Milk Marketing Order definitions and eliminates obsolete references to state stabilization and marketing plans.

Refocuses the Dairy Council of California on research, communication, and education regarding nutritional benefits of milk products, and restructures council membership to include 12 producer members, 12 handler members, one public representative, and up to two ex officio members.

Streamlines dairy product labeling requirements by requiring the secretary to enforce federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act standards rather than maintaining separate state labeling approval processes.