Senators Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin and Jim Risch of Idaho have led a bipartisan coalition that sent a letter to Stephen Hahn, the new Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. They asked Hahn to stop using dairy terms on the labels of non-dairy products.
The Hagstrom Report says under the former commissioner, the FDA began reviewing how to enforce regulations on what may or may not be labeled a dairy product, and the public comment period on the topic has concluded.
“Dairy farmers are now waiting for action from the FDA,” the senators said in the letter. “We encourage you to move swiftly to address this unfairness and ensure that dairy terms may only be used to describe products that include dairy.” The senators say imposter products should no longer be able to get away with violating the law and taking advantage of dairy’s “good name.”
Both Senators are also the co-sponsors of the Dairy Pride Act of 2019, which requires non-dairy products made from nuts, seeds, plants, and algae to no longer be labeled with dairy terms like milk, cheese and yogurt.”
(From the National Association of Farm Broadcasters)