Food and Drug Administration, HHS § 101.30
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Food and Drug Administration, HHS § 101.30 chapter to ensure safe conditions of use with the name of the particular fruit or for the color additive. Voluntary dec- vegetable. laration of all colorings added to but- (3) If the beverage contains 100 per- ter, cheese, and ice cream, however, is cent juice and also contains non-juice recommended. ingredients that do not result in a dim- inution of the juice soluble solids or, in [42 FR 14308, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 44 FR 3963, Jan. 19, 1979; 44 FR 37220, June 26, the case of expressed juice, in a change 1979; 54 FR 24891, June 12, 1989; 58 FR 2875, in the volume, when the 100 percent Jan. 6, 1993; 63 FR 14818, Mar. 27, 1998; 74 FR juice declaration appears on a panel of 216, Jan. 5, 2009] the label that does not also bear the in- gredient statement, it must be accom- § 101.30 Percentage juice declaration panied by the phrase ‘‘with added for foods purporting to be bev- lll,’’ the blank filled in with a term erages that contain fruit or vege- such as ‘‘ingredient(s),’’ ‘‘preserva- table juice. tive,’’ or ‘‘sweetener,’’ as appropriate (a) This section applies to any food (e.g., ‘‘100% juice with added sweet- that purports to be a beverage that ener’’), except that when the presence contains any fruit or vegetable juice of the non-juice ingredient(s) is de- (i.e., the product’s advertising, label, or clared as a part of the statement of labeling bears the name of, or variation identity of the product, this phrase on the name of, or makes any other di- need not accompany the 100 percent rect or indirect representation with re- juice declaration. spect to, any fruit or vegetable juice), (c) If a beverage contains minor or the label or labeling bears any vi- amounts of juice for flavoring and is la- gnette (i.e., depiction of a fruit or vege- beled with a flavor description using table) or other pictorial representation terms such as ‘‘flavor’’, ‘‘flavored’’, or of any fruit or vegetable, or the prod- ‘‘flavoring’’ with a fruit or vegetable uct contains color and flavor that gives name and does not bear: the beverage the appearance and taste (1) The term ‘‘juice’’ on the label of containing a fruit or vegetable juice. other than in the ingredient statement; The beverage may be carbonated or or noncarbonated, concentrated, full- (2) An explicit vignette depicting the strength, diluted, or contain no juice. fruit or vegetable from which the fla- For example, a soft drink (soda) that vor derives, such as juice exuding from does not represent or suggest by its a fruit or vegetable; or physical characteristics, name, label- (3) Specific physical resemblance to a ing, ingredient statement, or adver- juice or distinctive juice characteristic tising that it contains fruit or vege- such as pulp then total percentage table juice does not purport to contain juice declaration is not required. juice and therefore does not require a (d) If the beverage does not meet the percent juice declaration. criteria for exemption from total juice (b)(1) If the beverage contains fruit or percentage declaration as described in vegetable juice, the percentage shall be paragraph (c) of this section and con- declared by the words ‘‘Contains l per- tains no fruit or vegetable juice, but cent (or %) lll juice’’ or ‘‘l percent the labeling or color and flavor of the (or %) juice,’’ or a similar phrase, with beverage represents, suggests, or im- the first blank filled in with the per- plies that fruit or vegetable juice may centage expressed as a whole number be present (e.g., the product adver- not greater than the actual percentage tising or labeling bears the name, a of the juice and the second blank (if variation of the name, or a pictorial used) filled in with the name of the representation of any fruit or vege- particular fruit or vegetable (e.g., table, or the product contains color ‘‘Contains 50 percent apple juice’’ or and flavor that give the beverage the ‘‘50 percent juice’’). appearance and taste of containing a (2) If the beverage contains less than fruit or vegetable juice), then the label 1 percent juice, the total percentage shall declare ‘‘contains zero (0) percent juice shall be declared as ‘‘less than 1 (or %) juice’’. Alternatively, the label percent juice’’ or ‘‘less than 1 percent may declare ‘‘Containing (or contains) lll juice’’ with the blank filled in no lll juice’’, or ‘‘no lll juice’’, or 77 VerDate Mar<15>2010 20:16 May 07, 2012 Jkt 226068 PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\21\21V2.TXT ofr150 PsN: PC150 § 101.30 21 CFR Ch. I (4–1–12 Edition) ‘‘does not contain lll juice’’, the 100 Juice percent blank to be filled in with the name of juice 1 the fruits or vegetables represented, suggested, or implied, but if there is a Acerola ....................................................................... 6.0 Apple .......................................................................... 11.5 general suggestion that the product Apricot ........................................................................ 11.7 contains fruit or vegetable juice, such Banana ...................................................................... 22.0 as the presence of fruit pulp, the blank Blackberry .................................................................. 10.0 Blueberry ................................................................... 10.0 shall be filled in with the word ‘‘fruit’’ Boysenberry ............................................................... 10.0 or ‘‘vegetable’’ as applicable (e.g., Cantaloupe Melon ..................................................... 9.6 ‘‘contains no fruit juice’’, or ‘‘does not Carambola ................................................................. 7.8 Carrot ......................................................................... 8.0 contain fruit juice’’). Casaba Melon ........................................................... 7.5 (e) If the beverage is sold in a pack- Cashew (Caju) ........................................................... 12.0 age with an information panel as de- Celery ........................................................................ 3.1 Cherry, dark, sweet ................................................... 20.0 fined in § 101.2, the declaration of Cherry, red, sour ....................................................... 14.0 amount of juice shall be prominently Crabapple .................................................................. 15.4 placed on the information panel in Cranberry ................................................................... 7.5 Currant (Black) .......................................................... 11.0 lines generally parallel to other re- Currant (Red) ............................................................. 10.5 quired information, appearing: Date ........................................................................... 18.5 (1) Near the top of the information Dewberry ................................................................... 10.0 Elderberry .................................................................. 11.0 panel, with no other printed label in- Fig .............................................................................. 18.2 formation appearing above the state- Gooseberry ................................................................ 8.3 ment except the brand name, product Grape ......................................................................... 16.0 Grapefruit ................................................................... 310.0 name, logo, or universal product code; Guanabana (soursop) ................................................ 16.0 and Guava ........................................................................ 7.7 (2) In easily legible boldface print or Honeydew melon ....................................................... 9.6 Kiwi ............................................................................ 15.4 type in distinct contrast to other Lemon ........................................................................ 2 4.5 printed or graphic matter, in a height Lime ........................................................................... 2 4.5 not less than the largest type found on Loganberry ................................................................. 10.5 Mango ........................................................................ 13.0 the information panel except that used Nectarine ................................................................... 11.8 for the brand name, product name, Orange ....................................................................... 311.8 logo, universal product code, or the Papaya ....................................................................... 11.5 Passion Fruit .............................................................. 14.0 title phrase ‘‘Nutrition Facts’’ appear- Peach ......................................................................... 10.5 ing in the nutrition information as re- Pear ........................................................................... 12.0 quired by § 101.9. Pineapple ................................................................... 12.8 Plum ........................................................................... 14.3 (f) The percentage juice declaration Pomegranate ............................................................. 16.0 may also be placed on the principal dis- Prune ......................................................................... 18.5 play panel, provided that the declara- Quince ......................................................................