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CHAPTER 5. Miscellaneous Dairy Products

Chapter 5 enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.

§§ 38151–38895.2 · 84 sections

  1. ARTICLE 1. Milk Fat or Butter Fat §§ 38151–38152 · 2 sections
    • § 38151 As used in this article, “Reichert-Meissl number” means the number of milliliters of decinormal alkali which are required to neutralize the acidity of the…
    • § 38152 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…
  2. ARTICLE 2. Skim Milk, Nonfat Milk, or Fat-free Milk §§ 38181–38186 · 6 sections
    • § 38181 Skim milk, nonfat milk, or fat-free milk is the product that results from the complete or partial removal of milk fat from milk. It shall contain not more than…
    • § 38182 Skim milk, nonfat milk, or fat-free milk shall conform to the bacterial standards, coliform bacteria standards, and temperature standards of the grade or class…
    • § 38183 All fluid skim milk which is sold for human consumption as such shall be derived from market milk.
    • § 38184 Every container in which skim milk, nonfat milk, or fat-free milk is sold shall be plainly and conspicuously labeled with all of the following: (a) The words…
    • § 38185 Every label which is required by this article shall be in letters of a size or boldness as to be legible by the purchaser or consumer. If the available space…
    • § 38186 Every container of skim milk, nonfat milk, or fat-free milk, except a glass container, shall be labeled with the words “skim milk,” “nonfat milk,” or “fat-free…
  3. ARTICLE 2.5. Lowfat Milk or Light Milk §§ 38191–38192 · 2 sections
    • § 38191 Lowfat milk or light (lite) milk is a market milk product with added milk solids derived from market milk. Lowfat milk or light milk shall contain not less…
    • § 38192 Except as otherwise provided in this article, lowfat milk or light (lite) milk shall meet all standards and requirements that are specified in this division…
  4. ARTICLE 3. Reduced-fat Milk §§ 38211–38213 · 2 sections
    • § 38211 Reduced-fat milk is a market milk product. It shall contain not less than 1.9 percent milk fat, not more than 2.1 percent milk fat, and not less than 10…
    • § 38213 Except as otherwise provided in this article, reduced-fat milk shall meet all standards and requirements that are specified in this division for market milk.…
  5. ARTICLE 3.5. High Nutrient Lowfat Milk §§ 38221–38224 · 3 sections
    • § 38221 (a) High nutrient lowfat milk is a market milk product with added milk solids derived from market milk. It shall contain not less than 1.0 percent milk fat or…
    • § 38222 Except as otherwise provided in this article, high nutrient lowfat milk shall meet all standards and requirements which are specified in this division for…
    • § 38224 High nutrient lowfat milk shall be labeled in accordance with statutes and regulations applicable to vitamin and mineral addition. The phrase “multiple…
  6. ARTICLE 4. Evaporated Milk § 38231 · 1 section
    • § 38231 Evaporated milk is a food that complies with Section 131.130 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
  7. ARTICLE 5. Evaporated Cream or Clotted Cream § 38241 · 1 section
    • § 38241 Evaporated cream or clotted cream is cream from which a considerable portion of moisture has been evaporated.
  8. ARTICLE 5.5. Evaporated Reduced-Fat Milk or Condensed Reduced-Fat Milk §§ 38251–38253 · 3 sections
    • § 38251 Evaporated reduced-fat milk or condensed reduced-fat milk is the liquid food obtained by the partial removal of water and milk fat from milk. The milk fat and…
    • § 38252 The following vitamin requirements shall be followed: (a) Vitamin A shall be present in such quantity that each fluid ounce of the food contains not less than…
    • § 38253 The following safe and suitable optional ingredients may be used: (a) Carriers for vitamins A and D. (b) Emulsifiers. (c) Stabilizers, with or without dioctyl…
  9. ARTICLE 6. Evaporated Skimmed Milk § 38261 · 1 section
    • § 38261 Evaporated skimmed milk is a food that complies with Section 131.132 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
  10. ARTICLE 11. Dry Whole Milk § 38361 · 1 section
    • § 38361 Dry whole milk is a food that complies with Section 131.147 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
  11. ARTICLE 12. Extra Grade Edible Dry Whey, Dry Buttermilk, and Modified Dry Whey §§ 38391–38401 · 11 sections
    • § 38391 Extra grade edible dry whey is the product which results by spray drying sweet, fresh cheese whey which has been pasteurized, either before or during the…
    • § 38392 Extra grade edible dry whey and its reliquefied form shall have a clean whey flavor, free from objectional and nonwhey flavors and odors.
    • § 38393 Extra grade edible dry whey shall contain not more than 50,000 bacteria per gram, not more than 1.25 percent of milk fat, not more than 5.00 percent of…
    • § 38394 The alkalinity of ash which is contained in extra grade edible dry whey shall not exceed 225 ml. 0.1 normal hydrochloric acid (0.1 N HCl) per 100 grams. The…
    • § 38395 Extra grade edible dry whey shall have a uniform light color, free from lumps that do not break up under moderate pressure, and practically free from brown and…
    • § 38396 Each container of extra grade edible dry whey shall be labeled with the full name of the product and with the word “pasteurized” when filled.
    • § 38397 Buttermilk for drying shall be fresh, sweet and from the churning of sweet cream butter, with or without the addition of harmless lactic culture and unless…
    • § 38398 Modified dry whey means the class of foods manufactured from fresh, pasteurized, cheese whey by various processes and procedures under conditions prescribed by…
    • § 38399 Safe and suitable substances, as defined in Section 130.3 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations, may be used in the chemical, physical, or microbial…
    • § 38400 The maximum standard plate count for modified dry whey shall not exceed 50,000 per gram, and the maximum coliform bacteria count shall not exceed 10 per gram.…
    • § 38401 Each container of modified dry whey shall be labeled “Modified Dry Whey.” The label shall also contain a descriptive term of the modification, approved in…
  12. ARTICLE 13. Nonfat Dry Milk § 38421 · 1 section
    • § 38421 Nonfat dry milk is a food that complies with Section 131.125 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Grade A nonfat dry milk shall contain not more…
  13. ARTICLE 14. Milk Drink Mix §§ 38451–38455 · 5 sections
    • § 38451 Milk drink mix is a market milk product. It shall contain not less than 12 percent total milk solids, not less than 4 percent butterfat, and not more than…
    • § 38452 Milk drink mix shall contain no milk or milk products except market milk and milk products which are derived from market milk.
    • § 38453 Milk drink mix may contain sweetening and harmless flavoring and coloring.
    • § 38454 Milk drink mix shall be pasteurized and shall contain not more than 75,000 bacteria per gram.
    • § 38455 Each manufacturer of milk drink mix shall, upon request of the department, submit the names and delivery locations of all persons that receive milk drink mix…
  14. ARTICLE 16. Milk Drink §§ 38511–38512 · 2 sections
    • § 38511 Milk drink is the product which is made from milk drink mix or UHT milk drink mix and which contains not less than 3.5 percent of milk fat nor more than 75,000…
    • § 38512 No milk or milk products, except market milk, market skim milk, or market cream, shall be combined with, or added to, milk drink mix or UHT milk drink mix in…
  15. ARTICLE 17. Milk, Reduced-Fat Milk, Lowfat Milk, or Light Milk, and Nonfat Milk, Skim Milk, or Fat-Free Milk with Lactobacillus Acidophilus Culture Added §§ 38522–38523 · 2 sections
    • § 38522 Milk with lactobacillus acidophilus culture added, reduced-fat milk with lactobacillus acidophilus culture added, lowfat or light (lite) milk with…
    • § 38523 The manufacture, labeling, and sale of acidophilus milk and milk, reduced-fat milk, lowfat or light (lite) milk, and nonfat or fat-free milk with lactobacillus…
  16. ARTICLE 18. Modified Milk § 38531 · 1 section
    • § 38531 Modified milk is market milk, evaporated milk, or powdered milk which has been altered in composition to conform to special nutritional requirements and which…
  17. ARTICLE 19. Cultured Milks §§ 38541–38542 · 2 sections
    • § 38541 Cultured milks are foods that comply with Section 131.112 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
    • § 38542 Every container in which buttermilk is sold shall be labeled with a label containing all of the following information: (a) The name and address of the…
  18. ARTICLE 21. Pasteurized Concentrated Milk §§ 38601–38602 · 2 sections
    • § 38601 Pasteurized concentrated milk is market milk which has been reduced to a semiliquid state by the removal of a portion of its water content by the aid of heat…
    • § 38602 Pasteurized concentrated milk shall be packaged in containers other than hermetically sealed containers.
  19. ARTICLE 22. Concentrated Skim Milk §§ 38631–38633 · 3 sections
    • § 38631 Concentrated skim milk is skim milk which is derived from market milk that has been reduced to a semiliquid state by the removal of a portion of its water…
    • § 38632 Concentrated skim milk shall contain not less than 24 percent of milk solids not fat.
    • § 38633 When concentrated skim milk is made entirely from grade A milk, its manufacturer may label it grade A.
  20. ARTICLE 23. Flavored Milk §§ 38651–38655 · 5 sections
    • § 38651 Flavored milk is market milk to which has been added a stabilizer, sugar, syrup, or flavor made from wholesome ingredients. Flavored milk may be sold as…
    • § 38652 (a) Flavored milk is pasteurized, homogenized milk which meets all standards and requirements which are specified in this division for pasteurized, homogenized…
    • § 38653 Flavored lowfat milk shall contain not more than 1.2 percent milk fat. Flavored reduced-fat milk shall contain not more than 2.1 percent milk fat, and shall…
    • § 38654 Flavored nonfat skim or fat-free milk shall contain not more than twenty hundredths of 1 percent of milk fat, and shall otherwise meet all standards and…
    • § 38655 Flavored high nutrient lowfat milk shall contain not more than 1.2 percent milk fat, and shall otherwise meet all standards and requirements which are…
  21. ARTICLE 25. Sour Cream § 38671 · 1 section
    • § 38671 Sour cream is a food that complies with Section 131.160 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Sour cream shall contain not more than 10 coliform…
  22. ARTICLE 26. Sour Cream Dressing §§ 38701–38703 · 3 sections
    • § 38701 Sour cream dressing is a product which is made from pasteurized market cream, with added milk solids derived from market milk, to which any strain, or two or…
    • § 38702 Sour cream dressing shall be labeled with the term “sour cream dressing” and with the name and address of the distributor.
    • § 38703 At the time of sale to consumers, sour cream dressing shall be in containers of at least 1/2-gallon or 4-pound capacity.
  23. ARTICLE 27. Yogurt §§ 38731–38732 · 2 sections
    • § 38731 Yogurt is a food that complies with Section 131.200 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Yogurt shall contain not more than 10 coliform bacteria per…
    • § 38732 Whipped topping made from nonfat yogurt shall comply with the following standards: (a) The product shall contain not less than 25 percent nonfat yogurt by…
  24. ARTICLE 29. Light Cream, Heavy Cream, Whipping Creams, and Whipped Cream §§ 38761–38765 · 5 sections
    • § 38761 For the purposes of this article light cream, light whipping cream, heavy cream, and whipped cream are market cream products and shall contain not more than…
    • § 38762 Light cream, coffee cream, or table cream is a food that complies with Section 131.155 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
    • § 38763 Light whipping cream or whipping cream is a food that complies with Section 131.157 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
    • § 38764 Heavy cream or heavy whipping cream is a food that complies with Section 131.150 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
    • § 38765 Whipped cream is a food that complies with Section 131.25 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
  25. ARTICLE 31. Eggnog § 38791 · 1 section
    • § 38791 Eggnog is a food that complies with Section 131.170 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Eggnog shall contain not more than 20,000 bacteria per gram…
  26. ARTICLE 35. Milk Products Made by Acidified Processes § 38861 · 1 section
    • § 38861 Acidified milk products are foods that comply with Section 131.111 or 131.162 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
  27. ARTICLE 36. Kefir Milk—A Cultured Milk §§ 38871–38874 · 4 sections
    • § 38871 Market milk or market milk combined with nonfat milk from market milk, with or without added market milk solids, flavoring, or seasoning, which is certified…
    • § 38872 Kefir shall contain not less than 3.5 percent milk fat. Reduced-fat kefir shall contain not more than 2.1 percent milk fat. Lowfat kefir shall contain not more…
    • § 38873 When offered for sale, kefir, reduced-fat kefir, lowfat or light (lite) kefir, and nonfat, skim, or fat-free kefir shall be labeled, on a principal panel of…
    • § 38874 Kefir, reduced-fat kefir, lowfat or light (lite) kefir, or nonfat, skim, or fat-free kefir, in liquid form, and with or without fruit added, shall be made from…
  28. ARTICLE 37. Fruit Kefir—A Cultured Milk §§ 38875–38876 · 2 sections
    • § 38875 Fruit kefir is kefir, reduced-fat kefir, lowfat or light (lite) kefir, or nonfat, skim, or fat-free kefir that contains not less than 8 percent by weight of…
    • § 38876 When fruit is added to kefir, reduced-fat kefir, lowfat or light (lite) kefir, or nonfat, skim, or fat-free kefir, the name of the fruit shall appear on a…
  29. ARTICLE 38. Lactose Reduced Milk, Reduced-Fat Lactose Reduced Milk, Lactose Reduced Lowfat or Light Milk, and Lactose Reduced Nonfat, Skim, or Fat-Free Milk § 38881 · 1 section
    • § 38881 Lactose reduced milk, reduced-fat lactose reduced milk, lactose reduced lowfat or light (lite) milk, and lactose reduced nonfat, skim, or fat-free milk are…
  30. ARTICLE 39. Fromage Frais or Soft Fresh Cheese §§ 38885–38888 · 4 sections
    • § 38885 Nonfat market milk, with or without added market milk solids, which has been pasteurized and afterwards fermented by one or more strains of streptococcus…
    • § 38886 Fromage frais or soft fresh cheese shall have at least 70 percent of the lactose in the original milk solids removed through the whey. Fromage frais or soft…
    • § 38887 Fromage frais or soft fresh cheese, without the addition of bulky flavors, shall contain not less than 3.5 percent of milk fat. Fromage frais or soft fresh…
    • § 38888 When offered for sale, fromage frais or soft fresh cheese shall be labeled on a principal panel of the container, with the name of the product, the name and…
  31. ARTICLE 40. Bulky Flavored Fromage Frais or Bulky Flavored Soft Fresh Cheese §§ 38891–38892 · 2 sections
    • § 38891 Bulky flavored fromage frais or bulky flavored soft fresh cheese is fromage frais or soft fresh cheese that contains clean, mature, sound fruit or its…
    • § 38892 When bulky flavor is added to fromage frais or soft fresh cheese, the name of the bulky flavor shall accompany the name of the product on the principal panel…
  32. ARTICLE 41. Lactose Reduced Dairy Products §§ 38895.1–38895.2 · 2 sections
    • § 38895.1 Safe and suitable enzymes, as approved by the director, may be added to dairy products for the purpose of conversion of lactose to glucose or galactose. Any…
    • § 38895.2 “Lactose reduced” may be included in the nomenclature of the product if there has been conversion of sufficient amounts of lactose to glucose or galactose so…