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Almond, Soy Drinks Can Be Called Milk, FDA Proposes

February 23, 2023

Via: Drugs.com
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Plant-based beverages that use oats, soy, almonds, cashews and other products instead of dairy can continue to call themselves milk.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released new draft rules on Wednesday, and the agency will accept comments on the draft through April 23.

These products don’t pretend to be from cows, the FDA guidance said, and American consumers aren’t confused by the “milk” name.

Producers of these products, made from the liquid extracts of plants, will need to clearly label them with their plant source, calling them, for example, “soy milk.”

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