Soy, oat, almond and other drinks that bill themselves as 'milk' can keep using the name, according to draft federal rules released Wednesday by the Food and Drug Administration.
The new guidelines are aimed at providing consumers clear nutrition information, FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf said in a statement. The draft rules do not apply to nondairy products other than beverages, such as yogurt.The National Milk Producers Federation, an industry trade group, applauded the call for extra nutrition information on drink labels, but said they rejected the FDA's conclusion that plant-based drinks can be called milk because it's a"common and usual name.
The number of plant-based drinks has exploded in recent years and now include cashew, coconut, hemp and quinoa-based beverages. Though the drinks are made from the liquid extracts of plant materials, they are frequently labeled and described as"milks."
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