Food and Agricultural Code section 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 lactis, streptococcus cremoris, streptococcus diacethylactis, or leuconostoc sp., and rennet with or without pasteurized market cream, flavoring, or seasoning may be sold as fromage frais or soft fresh cheese. These products may contain nutritive carbohydrate sweeteners. They shall contain no more than 10 coliform bacteria per gram.

Source: Section 38885, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=38885.­ (updated Aug. 21, 1997; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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