ARTICLE 41. Lactose Reduced Dairy Products [38895.1. - 38895.2.]

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC 41.
in effect

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 38895.1. Section 38895.1.

Safe and suitable enzymes, as approved by the director, may be added to dairy products for the purpose of conversion of lactose to glucose or galactose. Any added enzyme shall appear in the ingredient list of the product.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 38895.2. Section 38895.2.

“Lactose reduced” may be included in the nomenclature of the product if there has been conversion of sufficient amounts of lactose to glucose or galactose so that the remaining lactose is less than 30 percent of the original lactose of the dairy product. Lactose reduced dairy products shall meet all other compositional standards for the products except that the minimum solids-not-fat content for reduced-fat, lowfat, or light (lite) milk, and flavored reduced-fat, lowfat, or light (lite) milk, labeled as “lactose reduced” shall be 8.7 percent.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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