FDA to remove word ‘milk’ from nondairy products
Story Date: 7/24/2018

 

Source: WISCONSIN AGRICULTURIST, 7/23/18

Dairy farmers who want the term “milk” eliminated when referring to plant-based products such as almond milk or soy milk may soon get their way as the Food and Drug Administration plans to enforce the definition of “milk” as something that comes from a cow, not a plant. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said last week that he intends to implement the change during the next year or so. The agency has long had a definition of milk as being an animal-based product, but it hasn’t been enforced.

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