House panel puts cap back on 'milk' definition
Story Date: 6/14/2018

 

Source: Laura Leslie, WRAL, 6/13/18

The 2018 Farm Act won approval from a House committee Wednesday, but not without some changes to a controversial provision banning the use of "milk" to describe plant-based products. In the version that passed the Senate, Senate Bill 711 would ban any product that doesn't come from an animal from being labeled and sold as "milk." All plant-based drinks, such as soy milk, almond milk and coconut milk, would be required to carry different labeling to be sold in the state by the end of 2018.

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