N.J. Admin. Code § 8:21-7.16

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 8:21-7.16 - Frozen pudding; identity; label statement

(a) Frozen pudding is a product made from a pasteurized mix, intended to be eaten in the frozen state. The mix may be composed of:

1. Milk and milk products;

2. Modified or unmodified food starch;

3. Sweetening agent(s);

4. Harmless natural and/or artificial flavoring;

5. Harmless natural and/or artificial color;

6. Any other safe or suitable functional ingredient approved by the Department.

(b) The finished product shall contain:

1. Not less than five percent by weight of milk solids not fat;

2. Not less than twenty-five percent total solids.

(c) The weight of the finished product shall not be less than 4.5 pounds per gallon.

(d) If not frozen promptly after pasteurization, it shall be cooled to 45 degrees Fahrenheit or lower and maintained thereat.

(e) The name of the product is "Frozen Pudding".

(f) The label on packages of frozen puddings shall, in addition to all other required information, include a complete list of all ingredients in accordance with the provisions of 21 CFR 101.4 and 101.22.

(g) Frozen pudding may be sold from a dispensing freezer or dipped from a properly labeled bulk container. When frozen pudding is sold in such a manner from a dispensing freezer or dipped from a bulk container, a sign shall be displayed in such a location as it can be easily read by customers under normal conditions of sale, stating "Frozen Pudding Served Here".

1. Such sign shall be in bold face capitals in a contrasting background. In addition, if items containing frozen pudding are listed on a menu board the statement "Frozen Pudding Served Here" shall be included on the menu board in reasonable proximity to the items containing frozen pudding. The letters in such statement shall be bold face capitals at least as large as the letters used in listing items containing frozen pudding and on a contrasting background.

2. No such sign or menu board declaration shall be required if the only method of advising customers of what items are being offered for sale is a menu furnished to the customer. In such case, the menu shall contain the statement "Frozen Pudding Served Here". Such statement shall be in reasonable proximity to the menu items containing frozen pudding and the letters on such statement shall be in bold face capitals at least as large as the letters used in listing items containing frozen pudding. Any menu listing frozen pudding or items prepared with frozen pudding shall conform to the provisions of this paragraph.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:21-7.16

Recodified from N.J.A.C. 8:21-7.22 by R.1998 d.341, effective 7/6/1998.
See: 30 New Jersey Register 1361(a), 30 New Jersey Register 2516(c).
Former N.J.A.C. 8:21-7.16, Non-fruit (imitation) sherbet; identity; label statement, was recodified to N.J.A.C. 8:21-7.10.
Notice of readoption with technical change, effective 12/20/2021.
See: 53 N.J.R. 2191(a).