§ 415. Varieties.
3 CA ADC § 415Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
3 CCR § 415
§ 415. Varieties.
Variety | Minimum Milk Fat Percent on Dry Basis | Maximum Percent Moisture | Minimum Aging Period |
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Asadero | 40 | 55 | ||||
Asiago (fresh or soft) | 50 | 45 | 60 days | |||
Asiago, medium | 45 | 35 | 6 months | |||
Asiago, old | 42 | 32 | 1 year | |||
Bakers | NS* | 80 | ||||
Blue | 50 | 46 | 60 days | |||
Brandella Acidified Part Skim | 30 | 52 | ||||
Brick, brick for manufacturing | 50 | 44 | ||||
Caciocavallo siciliano | 42 | 40 | 90 days | |||
Caciocavallo, uncured part skim | 30 | 52 | ||||
Caciocavallo, uncured whole milk | 40 | 52 | ||||
Cook or Koch | NS* | 80 | ||||
Edam | 40 | 45 | ||||
Farmers | 20 | 80 | ||||
Feta | 45-50 | 50 | ||||
Gammelost | NS* | 52 | ||||
Gouda | 46 | 45 | ||||
Gorgonzola | 50 | 42 | 90 days | |||
Gruyere | 45 | 39 | 90 days | |||
Hard | 50 | 39 | ||||
Hard grating | 32 | 34 | 6 months | |||
Limburger | 50 | 50 | ||||
30-44*** | 55 | |||||
Mozzarella, uncured, part skim | 30 | 52 | ||||
Mozzarella, uncured, whole milk | 40 | 52 | ||||
Muenster, Munster | 50 | 46 | ||||
Neufchatel | 20-33** | 65 | ||||
Nuworld | 50 | 46 | 60 days | |||
Parmesan, Reggiano | 32 | 32 | 10 months | |||
Part skim spiced | 20-50 | NS* | ||||
Provolone, pasta filata | 45 | 45 | ||||
Queso Anejo Skim | NS* | 55 | ||||
Queso Enchilado Skim | NS* | 55 | ||||
Ricotta | 11 | 80 | ||||
Part skim Ricotta | 6-11** | 80 | ||||
Whey-Ricotta | 0-6** | 80 | ||||
Romano | 38 | 34 | 5 months | |||
Roquefort, sheep's milk blue mold, blue mold from sheep's milk | 50 | 45 | 60 days | |||
Samsoe | 45 | 41 | 60 days | |||
Sapsago | NS* | 38 | 5 months | |||
Semisoft | 50 | 39-50 | ||||
Semisoft part skim | 45-50 | 50 | ||||
Skim milk cheese | 0-30*** | 55 | ||||
Sheep's milk blue-mold | 50 | 45 | 60 days | |||
Skim milk cheese for manufacturing | NS* | 50 | ||||
Soft ripened | 50 | NS* | ||||
Spiced | 50 | NS* | ||||
Swiss, Emmentaler | 43 | 41 | 60 days | |||
Swiss for manufacturing | 43 | 41 | 60 days | |||
Teleme | 50 | 54 |
* NS--Means no standard.
** On product basis.
*** Label must show fat content on a product basis. The declaration to be accurate within the limits of good manufacturing practice.
**** The term shall be preceded by or followed by a common, or usual name or an arbitrary or fanciful name which is not false or misleading in any particular.
(c) The special varieties of cheese listed herein shall be labeled with the varietal name and subject to standards of composition and method of manufacture for the variety indicated. When no varietal name has been established, the fat and moisture standards should determine into what general classification the cheese falls, and such classification shall appear on the label preceded or followed by the specific or common name of such cheese; or if no specific or common name has become generally recognized therefor, an arbitrary or fanciful name which is not false or misleading in any particular.
(d) All special varieties of cheese shall be made from pasteurized milk or held 60 days before offered for sale with the exception of those cheeses which require a holding time as part of the cheese-making process. In such cases, the minimum age shown in the above table shall apply. Pasteurized milk only shall be used for Muenster, Munster and Cook or Koch cheese. Caciocavallo cheese or Mozzarella cheese when sold fresh or uncured shall be made from pasteurized milk and/or pasteurized skim milk.
(g) The following cheeses in the form of slices or cuts in consumer-sized packages may contain not more than 0.2 percent by weight of sorbic acid and shall be labeled “sorbic acid added to retard mold growth” or “sorbic acid added as a preservative,” if such cheese contains sorbic acid: Cheddar cheese, cheese; washed curd cheese, soaked curd cheese; colby cheese; granular cheese; Swiss cheese, Emmentaler cheese; Gruyere cheese; brick cheese; Muenster cheese, Munster cheese; Monterey cheese, Monterey jack cheese; provolone cheese, pasta filata cheese; caciocavallo siciliano cheese; Asiago fresh cheese, Asiago soft cheese; Asiago medium cheese; Asiago old cheese; Mozzarella cheese; semisoft cheeses; semisoft part-skim cheeses; pasteurized process cheese; pasteurized blended cheese; pasteurized process cheese with fruits, vegetables, or meats; pasteurized process pimento cheese; pasteurized blended cheese with fruits, vegetables, or meats; pasteurized process cheese food with fruits, vegetables, or meats.
(h) The following cheeses in the form of slices or cuts in consumer-sized packages may contain not more than 0.3 percent by weight of sodium propionate, calcium propionate, or a combination of sodium propionate and calcium propionate and the label shall bear the statement “__________ added to retard mold growth” or “__________ added as a preservative,” the blank being filled in with the names of the substance or substances used, if the cheese contains either or both of the substances:
Pasteurized process cheese; pasteurized blended cheese; pasteurized process cheese with fruits, vegetables or meats; pasteurized process pimento cheese; pasteurized blended cheese with fruits, vegetables, or meats; pasteurized cheese food; pasteurized process cheese food with fruits, vegetables or meats.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 37402, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 37402, 37971-37976, Food and Agricultural Code.
History
1. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 10-19-67; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 67, No. 42). For prior history, see Register 64, No. 13.
2. Repealer and new section filed 4-25-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 17).
3. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 8-12-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No. 33).
4. Editorial correction of table heading (Register 2023, No. 5).
This database is current through 4/19/24 Register 2024, No. 16.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 3, § 415, 3 CA ADC § 415
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