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AB-2538 Dairy products: cream: bacteria and coliform bacteria limits.(2013-2014)

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2013–2014 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 2538

Introduced by Assembly Member Quirk

February 21, 2014

An act to amend Section 38761 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to dairy products.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 2538, as introduced, Quirk. Dairy products: cream: bacteria and coliform bacteria limits.
Existing law defines light cream, light whipping cream, heavy cream, and whipped cream for purposes of regulation of dairy products and sets limits on the amount of bacteria per gram and coliform bacteria per gram that may be present in any of those cream products.
This bill would increase the allowable limits from 20,000 to 25,000 bacteria per gram and from 10 to 15 coliform bacteria per gram for those cream products.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 38761 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:

38761.
 For the purposes of this article article, light cream, light whipping cream, heavy cream, and whipped cream are market cream products and shall not contain not more than 20,000 25,000 bacteria per gram and not more than 10 15 coliform bacteria per gram.