Goat cheese is made from goat's milk. It shall contain not less than 40 percent of milk fat on a dry basis and contain not more than 50 percent of moisture when sold to the consumer. Goat cheese may contain spices which shall be identified on the principal display panel of the retail package. The cheese shall be labeled as "goat cheese" or "goat's milk cheese." The name may be preceded by an appropriate ethnic name if no cheese is equivalent to or closely resembles the name referred to.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 415.04
Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 37402, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Section 37402, Food and Agricultural Code.