{"id":17765,"date":"2021-07-30T10:00:53","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T14:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=17765"},"modified":"2021-07-09T14:59:59","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T18:59:59","slug":"us-food-and-drug-administration-plans-to-develop-guidelines-for-labeling-plant-milks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2021\/07\/30\/us-food-and-drug-administration-plans-to-develop-guidelines-for-labeling-plant-milks\/","title":{"rendered":"US Food and Drug Administration Plans to Develop Guidelines for Labeling Plant Milks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By Reed Mangels, PhD, RD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On June 29, 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)\nreleased a list of topics that they intend to issue guidance on over the next\nyear. One topic on the list was \u201cLabeling of Plant-based Milk Alternatives; Draft\nGuidance for Industry.\u201d These \u201cplant-based milk alternatives\u201d include products\nlike soy milk, almond milk, oat milk, and other beverages based on legumes,\nnuts, grains, and other plant foods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2018, the FDA asked for public comments on the \u201cUse of the Names of Dairy Foods in Labeling Plant-Based Products.\u201d\u00a0 At that time, the FDA wanted to hear from consumers about how they use plant-based products and how they understand terms such as, for example, \u201cmilk\u201d or \u201cyogurt\u201d when included in the names of plant-based products. They also wanted to know if consumers are aware of and understand differences between the basic nature, characteristics, ingredients, and nutritional content of plant-based products and their dairy counterparts. VRG submitted comments at that time and, in 2020, asked survey respondents what they expected from a beverage labeled soy milk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If\nFDA requests public comments as they develop guidelines for labeling plant\nmilks, we will post instructions for responding to their request on VRG\u2019s blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For\nVRG\u2019s comments on  Use of the\nNames of Dairy Foods in Labeling Plant-Based Products see: https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2018\/11\/21\/vrg-sent-these-comments-to-the-food-and-drug-administation-fda-in-response-to-fda-asks-for-input-on-use-of-the-names-of-dairy-foods-in-labeling-plant-based-products\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For information about VRG\u2019s poll on consumer expectations\nfrom a beverage labeled soy milk see: https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2020\/10\/30\/what-do-american-adults-expect-from-a-beverage-labeled-soymilk-questions-asked-by-the-vegetarian-resource-group-in-a-national-poll\/<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For FDA\u2019s list of Foods Program Guidance Topics see: https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/food\/guidance-documents-regulatory-information-topic-food-and-dietary-supplements\/foods-program-guidance-under-development<\/a>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Reed Mangels, PhD, RD On June 29, 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a list of topics that they intend to issue guidance on over the next year. One topic on the list was \u201cLabeling of Plant-based Milk Alternatives; Draft Guidance for Industry.\u201d These \u201cplant-based milk alternatives\u201d include products like soy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17765"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17765\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17767,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17765\/revisions\/17767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}