ARTICLE 6. Quiescently Frozen Confections [36981. - 36984.]

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC 6.
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Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 36981. Section 36981.

Quiescently frozen confections means a clean and wholesome frozen, sweetened, flavored product in the manufacture of which freezing, which is not accompanied with stirring or agitation (generally known as quiescent freezing), has been used. This confection may be acidulated with harmless organic acid, may contain milk solids, may be made with or without added harmless pure or imitation flavoring, and with or without added harmless coloring approved by the secretary. The finished product may contain stabilizers at a level that is necessary to achieve the desired function. Quiescently frozen confections shall contain no more than 75,000 bacteria per gram.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 36983. Section 36983.

A quiescently frozen confection shall be manufactured in a form of servings, individually packaged, bagged, or otherwise wrapped, properly labeled, and purveyed to the consumer in their original factory-filled package.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 36984. Section 36984.

In the production of a quiescently frozen confection, no processing or mixing prior to the quiescent freezing shall be used that develops in the finished confection mix any physical expansion in excess of 10 percent.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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