PBFA: Changing course now could put the FDA in a legal bind

FDA commissioner weighs into plant-based ‘milk’ debate

By Elaine Watson

26-Apr-2018 Last updated on 10-May-2024 at 07:58 GMT

FDA commissioner Dr Scott Gottlieb says the agency is “actively” exploring whether consumers are being misled by the use of terms such as ‘milk’ or ‘yogurt’ to describe plant based products, but says the FDA's radio silence on this issue in recent years may make it harder to take action now without new data.

NMPF hails victory over plant-based 'milks' in spending bill, PBFA says claims have 'zero legal significance'

23-Mar-2018

By Elaine Watson

The omnibus spending bill just passed in the House directs the FDA to strengthen and enforce dairy standards of identity in a bid to crack down on plant-based 'imitators,' claim milk producers. But the Plant Based Foods Association says the paragraph in...

FDA to ‘modernize certain standards of identity’ as part of strategic policy roadmap

13-Jan-2018

By Elaine Watson

The FDA has signaled its intent to “modernize certain standards of identity” in its 2018 strategic roadmap, suggesting that it might, after all, weigh into the plant-based ‘milk’ and ‘cheese’ debate in 2018, although it has not clarified which standards...

NMPF ups ante in plant-based dairy labeling debate... but is the FDA listening?

04-Jan-2018

By Elaine Watson

Kite Hill has defended its decision to use the term ‘almond milk yogurt’ on labels after being singled out by the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) in a New Year salvo aimed at re-igniting the debate over the labeling of plant-based dairy...