2 N.C. Admin. Code 9K.0208

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 11, December 2, 2024

Section 09K .0208 - DIETARY FROZEN DESSERT STANDARDS

(a) Dietary frozen dessert is the food prepared by freezing while stirring a pasteurized mix containing one or more of the following ingredients:

(1) optional dairy ingredients permitted by 21 CFR 135;

(2) safe, suitable stabilizers;

(3) emulsifiers;

(4) non-nutritive sweeteners; or

(5) any optional, non-adulterated ingredients.

(b) The finished dietary frozen dessert product shall:

(1) contain less than two percent by weight of milk fat;

(2) contain not less than seven percent by weight of total milk solids;

(3) contain not less than 1.1 pounds nor more than 1.45 pounds of food solids per gallon; and

(4) weigh not less than 4 1/2 pounds per gallon.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (b)(3) of this Rule, if the optional ingredient micro-crystalline cellulose is used, the quantity of food solids shall not be less than 1.1 pounds per gallon exclusive of the weight of the micro-crystalline cellulose.

02 N.C. Admin. Code 09K .0208

Authority G.S. 106-253; 106-267;
Eff. February 1, 1982;
Readopted Eff. May 1, 2017.

Authority G.S. 106-248; 106-253; 106-267;
Eff. February 1, 1982.

Readopted by North Carolina Register Volume 31, Issue 23, June 1, 2017 effective 5/1/2017.