NEW DELHI, March 16 -- A bipartisan bill to end the mislabeling of plant-based products with dairy terms such as "milk" was reintroduced in both the Senate and House on Thursday.
The DAIRY PRIDE Act would require FDA to issue guidance for nationwide enforcement of mislabeled products such as "soy milk" within 90 days. It would also require FDA to report to Congress two years after enactment to hold the agency accountable.
Non-enforcement of FDA's own regulations defining dairy products has led to the proliferation of mislabeled alternative products that are often not nutritionally equivalent to dairy products, sponsors of the bill stated.
It also hurts dairy farmers that work to ensure their products meet FDA standards and provide the pu...