Article 39. Fromage Frais Or Soft Fresh Cheese of California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 15. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 39.

Nonfat market milk, with or without added market milk solids, which has been pasteurized and afterwards fermented by one or more strains of streptococcus lactis, streptococcus cremoris, streptococcus diacethylactis, or leuconostoc sp., and rennet with or without pasteurized market cream, flavoring, or seasoning may be sold as fromage frais or soft fresh cheese. These products may contain nutritive carbohydrate sweeteners. They shall contain no more than 10 coliform bacteria per gram.

Fromage frais or soft fresh cheese shall have at least 70 percent of the lactose in the original milk solids removed through the whey. Fromage frais or soft fresh cheese shall have a maximum dry matter content of 24.5 percent prior to the addition of any bulky flavors.

Fromage frais or soft fresh cheese, without the addition of bulky flavors, shall contain not less than 3.5 percent of milk fat. Fromage frais or soft fresh cheese made from goat milk, without the addition of bulky flavors, shall contain not less than 2.8 percent of milk fat.

When offered for sale, fromage frais or soft fresh cheese shall be labeled on a principal panel of the container, with the name of the product, the name and address of the manufacturer or distributor. If the name and address of the distributor are used, the factory license number of the manufacturer shall also appear on the carton or container. Fromage frais or soft fresh cheese shall be labeled as "fromage frais" or "soft fresh cheese."