Food and Agricultural Code section 38926

Nondairy frozen dessert shall comply with the following standards:

(a)

The product shall contain not less than one-half of 1 percent of edible oil or fat other than milk fat.

(b)

The product shall contain 1.3 pounds of food solids per gallon at the time of sale to the consumer.

(c)

The product may contain harmless edible stabilizers and emulsifiers as specified in Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(d)

The product may contain nutritive carbohydrate sweeteners.

(e)

The product may contain fruit or fruit juices, nut meats, harmless flavoring, and harmless coloring.

(f)

The product shall not contain more than 75,000 bacteria or 10 coliform bacteria per gram.

Source: Section 38926, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=38926.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1991; accessed Nov. 3, 2025).

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