SECTIONS 38875-38876 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 38875-38876

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 clean, mature, sound fruit or its
equivalent in other forms. The milk fat content of fruit kefir shall
be not less than 2.8 percent. Lowfat or light (lite) fruit kefir
shall contain not more than 1.2 percent milk fat. Reduced-fat kefir
shall contain not more than 2 percent of milk fat. Nonfat, skim, or
fat-free fruit kefir shall contain a maximum of twenty hundredths of
1 percent milk fat. Harmless coloring may be added to fruit kefir.
The milk fat content of fruit kefir made from goat milk shall not
be less than 2.0 percent.

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 panel of the carton or container
immediately preceding the name of the product.
The words "Certified Raw," "Certified Pasteurized," or "Grade A"
when used in the label of the product, shall precede the name of the
fruit.
Fruit kefir in its composition and labeling shall otherwise comply
with all the requirements of Article 36 (commencing with Section
38871).