La. Admin. Code tit. 51 § VII-107

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section VII-107 - Standard of Identity

A. All dairy products sold in the state shall conform with the standards of identity (definitions, specifications and requirements) contained in this Section, 21 USC §321 a, 21 CFR Part 130, 21 CFR Part 131, 21 CFR Part 133, 21 CFR Part 135 or 21 CFR Part 184, determined by the state health officer, to be applicable to the specific product. A product shall not be in compliance with a standard of identity when :

1. the product contains ingredients that are not provided for in the standard, unless the ingredient is an incidental additive;

2. the product fails to contain one or more ingredients required by the definition and standard; or

3. the product contains an ingredient or component not within the limitation of the definition or standard.

B. The following dairy products which may not be identified under Subsection A of this Section, shall have the standards of identity as defined in §101. A If there is a conflict between a standard of identity listed in Subsection A of this Section and the same standard of identity is also listed (by reference to its definition in §101. A) in Subsection B of this Section, the standard of identity in Subsection A of this Section shall govern. These products must conform to the standards of identity prescribed by this Section in order to be sold in this state:

1. anomalous (substitute) dairy products;

2. anomalous (substitute) milk and anomalous (substitute) milk products;

3. acidified milk and acidified milk products;

4. butter;

5. buttermilk;

6. cheese;

7. concentrated or condensed milk;

8. cottage cheese;

9. cream;

10. creamed cottage cheese;

11. creole cream cheese or creole cheese;

12. cultured milk and cultured milk products;

13. cultured anomalous milk and cultured anomalous milk products;

14. cultured filled milk and cultured filled milk products;

15. dry cream;

16. dry milk (powdered milk);

17. dry milk products;

18. egg nog or boiled custard;

19. filled dairy products;

20. filled milk and filled milk products;

21. frozen low fat yogurt

22. frozen nonfat yogurt

23. frozen yogurt

24. fruit sherbet;

25. goat milk;

26. half and half;

27. heavy cream;

28. ice cream;

29. imitation milk or imitation milk products;

30. lactose reduced milk;

31. lactose reduced low fat milk

32. lactose reduced nonfat (fat free, skim) milk;

33. low fat cottage cheese;

34. low fat milk;

35. low fat yogurt

36. milk;

37. milk shake;

38. non-dairy frozen desserts;

39. nonfat (fat free, skim) milk;

40. pasteurized processed cheese;

41. quiescently frozen confections;

42. quiescently frozen dairy confections;

43. quiescently frozen ice creams or sherbets;

44. reduced fat milk;

45. ripened or aged cheese

46. sheep milk;

47. sherbet;

48. sour cream or acidified sour cream;

49. water buffalo or other hooved mammal milk;

50. water ices; and

51. yogurt (yogourt, yoghurt), spoonable or drinkable.

La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § VII-107

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, LR 37:2646 (September 2011).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with the provisions of R.S.40:4(A)(1)(a). Also see R.S. 40:5(2)(3)(5)(7) (15)(17) and R.S. 40:922.