Can Almond Milk Be Called Milk?

Can almond milk be called milk? Producers of plant-based beverages are being challenged on using the word milk. In December 2016, 32 members of Congress, backed by members of the dairy industry, asked the Food and Drug Administration to demand creators of plant-based beverages to create a new name for their products. This bipartisan group asked manufactures to not use the word “milk” claiming it is misleading for consumers.1 As recently as December 2015, a case alleging Trade Joe's was misleading customers in its packaging of soy milk and violated the standards of identity of milk was dismissed by the judge stating, “No reasonable consumer would confuse soy with dai ry milk.” Previous cases have also been dismissed.
Source: Journal of Renal Nutrition - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Product Update Source Type: research