02 NCAC 09K .0210          QUIESCENTLY FROZEN CONFECTIONS

(a)  Quiescently frozen confections shall contain:

(1)           water;

(2)           sugar;

(3)           flavoring; and

(4)           not less than 17 percent by weight of total food solids.

(b)  Quiescently frozen confections may contain:

(1)           milk solids;

(2)           coloring;

(3)           harmless organic acid; and

(4)           not more than one‑half of one percent by weight of stabilizer composed of wholesome, edible material.

(c)  The quiescently frozen confections shall be manufactured in the form of servings bagged or otherwise wrapped, and purveyed to the consumer in its original factory‑filled package.

(d)  In the production of quiescently frozen confections, no processing or mixing prior to complete freezing shall be used that develops in the finished confections mix any physical expansion or overrun in excess of 10 percent.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 106‑253; 106‑267;

Eff. February 1, 1982;

Readopted Eff. May 1, 2017.