FDA defines milk - Offshore wind auction - Weinstein and R. Kelly sentenced

Source: Bloomberg

1. Summary
   On Thursday the FDA issued new draft guidance ruling that manufacturers of plant-based drinks (like soy, oat, or almond milk) can call their products "milk" in stores as long as they label what type of dairy alternative the milk is. The products cannot simply be labeled "milk" alone.
   
   The guidance follows a years-long effort by the dairy industry to have dairy alternatives lose the label "milk." One-third of U.S. households bought dairy alternatives in 2016, up from one-fifth in 2010. In issuing the guidance, the FDA concluded that consumers are not confused by the difference between dairy and plant-based milks.
   
   However, the FDA expressed concern that people are unaware of the nutritional differences, so the guidance calls for producers of dairy alternatives to voluntarily add more nutritional information. The National Milk Producers Federation hailed the guidance, but noted the FDA itself defines milk as coming from animals. The group said it would push Congress to act on stricter labeling.

   Highly-rated - last 48 hrs
   New FDA guidance says plant-based beverages are ‘milk,’ too.
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1. Different political viewpoint
   Sour fight ends with FDA ruling soy and nut milks can still be called “milk.”
   Ars Technica (Center) • Factual Grade 70% • 3 min read

1. Selected long-read
   “Fake milk”: Why the dairy industry is boiling over plant-based milks. (2018)
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