Description
There has been much confusion about the labeling of foods containing various varieties of blackberries. Certain varieties of blackberries are known by specific names. The standard of identity for canned berries designates blackberries, boysenberries, dewberries, loganberries, and youngberries as the names for varieties of berries. The standards of identity for fruit jelly, preserves, and jams were based in part on a finding of fact that stated:
Scope & Applicability
Product Classes
1Blackberries, Raspberries, etc. in canned and frozen forms
Related CFR Sections (3)
- 21CFR145.120§ 145.120 Canned berries.
(a) Identity — [TABLE] Optional berry ingredient | Density ranges ( a ) | ( b ) | ( c ) | ( d ) Minimum | Maximum less than | Minimum | Maximum less than | Minimum | Maximum less than | Minimum | Maximum not more than Blackberries | | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 35 Blueberries | | 15 | 15 | 20 |Read full regulation →
- 21CFR150.160§ 150.160 Fruit preserves and jams.
(a) The preserves or jams for which definitions and standards of identity are prescribed by this section are the viscous or semi-solid foods, each of which is made from a mixture composed of one or a permitted combination of the fruit ingredients specified in paragraph (b) of this section and one orRead full regulation →
- 21CFR150.140§ 150.140 Fruit jelly.
(a) The jellies for which definitions and standards of identity are prescribed by this section are the jelled foods each of which is made from a mixture of one or a permitted combination of the fruit juice ingredients specified in paragraph (b) of this section and one or any combination of the optioRead full regulation →
See Also (2)
- Guidance for Industry: Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels Questions and Answers Related to the Compliance Date, Added Sugars, and Declaration of Quantitative Amounts of Vitamins and Minerals (Status: Final)
- Small Entity Compliance Guide: Revision of the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels (Status: Final)