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Farm Progress America, August 11, 2023

Mike Pearson tells listeners the latest on labeling for plant based beverages also known as oat, almond or soy milk.

Dairy producers argue that oat, almond or soybean milk doesn’t have the same nutrient values and the FDA agrees– or at least of kind of agrees.

In February 2023, the FDA issued a draft and asked Americans three questions about plant based milk beverages.

  1. How do you use Plant based beverages?

  2. What’s your understanding of dairy terms on a label?

  3. What are nutritional differences between products?

When the draft was issued, the FDA decided the word “milk” could be on the labels…

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