A pending issue before U.S. FDA is whether plant-based foods such as soy milk, almond milk and rice milk can be called “milk,” and a similar fight is occurring elsewhere in the meat alternative category. In a Name A pending issue before U.S. FDA is whether plant-based foods such as soy milk, almond milk and rice milk can be called “milk.” Dairy producers, who have been hit by low prices, are insisting that milk must come from the udder of a cow. Plant-based alternatives have likely expanded market share but remain a very small fraction of dairy sales.Instacart says consumer Internet search for the term non-dairy was up 222 percent last year, although actually finding a product that tastes good is much harder. The dairy alternative called...

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