(a) Description. 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 agents.
- (4) Harmless natural and/or artificial flavoring.
- (5) Harmless natural and/or artificial color.
- (6) Any other safe or suitable functional ingredient.
(b) The finished product shall contain:
- (1) Not less than 5 per cent by weight milk solids not fat.
- (2) Not less than 25 per cent total food solids.
- (c) The weight of the finished product shall be not less than 4.5 pounds per gallon.
- (d) If not frozen promptly after pasteurization, the finished product shall be cooled to 50°F or lower and maintained thereat, or the finished product shall be cooled and maintained under conditions to assure suitability for consumption.
- (e) The name of the food is "frozen pudding."
- (f) The package label 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 21 CFR 101.22.
(Effective July 27, 1984)