Gottlieb: FDA To Dive Into Debate On Whether Non-Dairy Products Are Milk

FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb said his agency will soon open a docket to receive public comment on whether non-dairy products can be marketed as milk, stepping into a heated debate between the dairy industry and those marketing non-dairy milk. The commissioner said FDA is caught between the current standard of identity, which defines milk as coming from lactating animals, and dictionary definitions that include milk as coming from animals as well as nuts such as almonds. “An almond doesn’t lactate,...