Alabama Administrative Code
Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES
AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY
Chapter 80-1-22 - FOODS, DRUGS AND COSMETICS
Section 80-1-22-.17 - Dairy Product Definitions And Standards
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
The following dairy products, to be labeled as such, shall meet the following definitions and standards:
(a) Buttermilk is the product obtained either by churning milk or cream, or from the souring or treatment by a lactic acid, or other suitable culture, of pasteurized skim milk, pasteurized partially skimmed milk, evaporated milk and water, nonfat dry milk solids and water, or a combination of any of these. It shall contain not less than 8.25% of milk solids not fat.
(b) Whole milk buttermilk is the product obtained either by churning milk, or by souring pasteurized milk or its equivalent by means of a suitable culture. It shall contain not less than 8.25% of milk solids not fat and not less than 3.25% of milk fat.
(c) Skim (or skimmed or nonfat) milk is milk from which the fat in excess of .5% has been removed.
(d) Flavored milk is a wholesome beverage made from Grade A milk and the appropriate flavoring ingredient, with or without sugar. It shall contain not less than 3% of milk fat, nor less than 7.5% milk solids not fat.
(e) A flavored dairy drink is a wholesome beverage made from partially skimmed Grade A milk, an appropriate flavoring ingredient with or without sugar; or partially skimmed Grade A milk, condensed skimmed milk, an appropriate flavoring ingredient with or without sugar; or from partially skimmed Grade A milk, nonfat dry milk, water, an appropriate flavoring ingredient with or without sugar; or a combination of any of the above listed ingredients with sufficient wholesome stabilizer to properly process the beverage. It shall contain not less than 2% milk fat nor less than 7.75% milk solids not fat.
(f) Chocolate drink is any wholesome drink made from any skimmed milk product, chocolate and/or cocoa, sugar, water, additional flavor, if desired and stabilizer, if desired. It shall contain not less than 7.75% of milk solids not fat nor more than .5% milk fat. When an artificial flavor is used, the label shall declare the presence of artificial flavor by displaying a plain and conspicuous statement to that effect. Acceptable statements include artificially flavored and artificial flavor added. The terms chocolate drink or chocolate flavored drink shall be used as the name of the product wherever the name is stated.
Author: Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 20-1-2, 2-13-93.