ARTICLE 37. Fruit Kefir—A Cultured Milk [38875. - 38876.]

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC 37.

in effect

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 38875. Section 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.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 38876. Section 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).

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026