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HomeFood and Agricultural CodeDiv. 15Pt. 3Ch. 7Art. 2§ 39181 Imitation Ice Cream Standards

§ 39181 Imitation Ice Cream Standards

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§ 39181 Imitation Ice Cream Standards

Key Takeaways

  • •Imitation ice cream or ice milk looks like real ice cream but isn't made with milk fat.
  • •It can have other edible oils or fats instead of milk fat.
  • •It can have extra stuff like fruits, nuts, or chocolate, but not other weird solids.

Example

You buy a frozen dessert that looks like ice cream but is labeled 'imitation ice cream'.

This dessert might be made with coconut oil instead of milk fat, and it can have nuts or chocolate in it, but it can't have strange fillers.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 39181 Imitation Ice Cream Standards

Imitation ice cream and imitation ice milk are substances, mixtures, or compounds which are made in the imitation of, or which have the appearance of, ice cream or ice milk, and which contain any edible oil or fat, except milk fat, or which contain solids other than milk solids not fat except stabilizer, fruits, nuts, chocolate syrup, or sweetening. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

imitation ice creamimitation ice milkedible oil or fatmilk fatmilk solids not fatstabilizerfruitsnutschocolate syrupsweetening

Related Statutes

  • § 39183 Imitation Ice Milk Standards
  • § 39184 Bacteria Limits In Imitation Ice Cream
  • § 39151 Imitation Ice Cream Ingredients
  • § 39152 Imitation Ice Cream Rules
  • § 39153 Sale Of Imitation Ice Cream

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 39181.
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