‘Almonds cannot lactate’: US plans new food labelling rules

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US FDA to change food labelling because ‘almonds cannot lactate’
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The US Food and Drug Authority is set to revise food labelling guidelines in a bid to clarify which products can be marketed using the word milk. “You know, an almond doesn’t lactate”, said FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, so “almond milk” is not the correct term.

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