2007 California Food and Agricultural Code Article 23. Flavored Milk

CA Codes (fac:38651-38655)

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 flavored milk, flavored reduced-fat
milk, flavored lowfat or light (lite) milk, flavored high nutrient
lowfat milk, and flavored nonfat skim or fat-free milk.  Flavored
milk shall be labeled with the name of the product.  The principal
flavor may be substituted for the word "flavored" in the name of the
product as, for example, "chocolate nonfat milk" in substitution for
"flavored nonfat milk." Flavored milk shall be so colored or contain
ingredients that cause it to differ distinctly from milk in
appearance and other characteristics.



38652.  (a) Flavored milk is pasteurized, homogenized milk which
meets all standards and requirements which are specified in this
division for pasteurized, homogenized milk, and which are specified
in Section 38651, except flavored milk shall contain not less than
3.25 percent milk fat.
   (b) Flavored milk made from goat milk need not be homogenized, and
shall contain not less than 2.8 percent fat.




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 otherwise meet all standards and
requirements that are specified in this division for lowfat or
reduced-fat milk, and which are specified in Section 38651.




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 requirements that are specified in this
division for skim milk, nonfat milk or fat-free milk, and which are
specified in Section 38651.



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 specified in this division for high nutrient
lowfat milk, and which are specified in Section 38651.