Tag Archives: Plant-based

Plant-Based Milk Labeling Comment Period Ends; Debate Continues

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As previously reported in September on this blog, FDA requested comments on the use of dairy terms—such as milk, yogurt, and cheese—in the labeling of plant-based products. FDA’s Standards of Identity define milk in part as the “lacteal secretion, practically free from colostrum, obtained by the complete milking of one or more healthy cows.” The original deadline … Continue Reading

GFI and Others Sue Missouri over Plant-Based and Clean Meat Labeling Law

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The Good Food Institute (GFI), the Animal Legal Defense Fund, the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri, and Turtle Island Foods (Tofurky brand) sued the state of Missouri over a new law, Mo. Rev. Stat. § 265.494(7), which prohibits labeling a product that is not derived from harvested production livestock or poultry as meat. The … Continue Reading

Missouri Considers Plant-Based Meat Labeling Bill

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The Missouri House approved a bill that would ban companies from labeling lab-grown meat products or meat substitutes as meat (St. Louis Post Dispatch). The labeling proposal is included in House Committee Bill 16, which passed the House by a vote of 107 to 38 on April 26, 2018. Now before the state Senate, the … Continue Reading

Nielsen: Plant-Based Foods on the Rise

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The plant-based eating trend continues.  On September 13, 2017, the Plant Based Foods Association and the Good Food Institute released new data commissioned from Nielsen reporting that retail sales of plant-based foods intended to replace animal products rose 8.1 percent since last year, topping $3.1 billion in sales. In particular, Nielsen found that: plant-based “meats” grew at 6 percent … Continue Reading

FDA Delays Decision on Plant-Based Milk Labeling Petition

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As previously reported on this blog, there is an ongoing debate on whether the use of the term “milk” by manufacturers of plant-based products—such as soy milk and almond milk—is a violation of milk’s standard of identity. On one side of the debate, the dairy industry has called on FDA to crack down on the … Continue Reading

Dairy Terms Cannot be Used to Market Plant-Based Products Under EU Law, Says Court

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The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that purely plant-based products cannot be marketed with designations such as “milk,” “cream,” “butter,” “cheese” or “yogurt,” unless an exemption is listed in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. The decision stems from a lawsuit filed by a German association that combats unfair competition against TofuTown, a German … Continue Reading
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