§ 39762 Flavored Milk Fat Standards

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•UHT flavored reduced-fat milk must have no more than 2.1% fat and at least 8.25% milk solids.
•UHT flavored lowfat or light milk must have no more than 1.2% fat and at least 8.25% milk solids.
•These rules make sure milk labeled as 'reduced-fat' or 'lowfat' meets certain standards.

Example

You buy a carton of chocolate milk labeled 'reduced-fat'.

The milk must have less than 2.1% fat and at least 8.25% milk solids to be called 'reduced-fat'. If it doesn’t, the company could get in trouble.

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§ 39762 Flavored Milk Fat Standards

UHT flavored reduced-fat milk shall contain not more than 2.1 percent milk fat and not less than 8.25 percent milk solids-not-fat. UHT flavored lowfat or light (lite) milk shall contain not more than 1.2 percent milk fat and not less than 8.25 percent solids-not-fat. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 232, Sec. 10. Effective August 4, 1998.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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UHT flavored reduced-fat milk UHT flavored lowfat or light (lite) milk milk fat milk solids-not-fat

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 39762.

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