Stop calling almond, soy and rice milks 'milk,' 25 members of Congress say

The Los Angeles Times ^ | December 23, 2016 | Associated Press

[Trump20162020]

Got milk? Twenty-five members of Congress say if it's from soybeans, almond or rice, it should not be labeled as milk.

Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), leading the bipartisan charge against “fake milk,” signed a letter along with other congressional members, asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to investigate and take action against manufacturers of “milk” that doesn't come from cows.

[deks]

How about Milk of Magnesia :)

[P.O.E.]

Milkin' the Turkey - Live Version

[TexasGator]

How about low-fat half and half?

[Gadsden1st]

Turkey Bacon

[xp38]

A first world problem even if you can call it that.

[Gadsden1st]

Jumbo Shrimp

Near Miss

[turfmann]

Having solved all of the nation’s problems...

These politicians should be ashamed of themselves.

[Michael.SF.]

Glad to see These guys tackling the really important stuff. /s

[Drew68]

A first world problem even if you can call it that.

Or a stupid people problem. The dairy industry argues that they've found consumers who truly believe that soy, almond, coconut milk, etc. has the same nutritional content as cow's milk.

[RightInTheMain]

These reps are right, it is misleading and dangerous. I knew a kid who drank almond milk during his childhood and he was nuts as an adult. Thank goodness Congress is on the case.

[servantboy777]

How bout Congress get the heck out of the way and stop trying to play nanny to everyone.

I guess there probably would be someone out in the world that my think it’s milk, but I’m willing to bet dime to a donut, majority of people know that it’s not real milk, but a milk substitute.

Nanny state politicians....the reason our country is in the shape that it is today.

[Avalon Memories]

Someone needs to introduce these congressional dopes to the English language. For example, Merriam-Webster defines the noun "milk" as:

1: a fluid secreted by the mammary glands of females for the nourishment of their young; especially cow's milk used as a food by humans.

2: a liquid resembling milk in appearance...(a) the latex of a plant, (b) the juice of a coconut...and (c) the contents of an unripe kernel of grain.

[SandRat]

I guess it's OK to all coconut MIlk, MILK then, since they didn't object to that.

[mewzilla]

Or the milk of human kindness?

[mewzilla]

“This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.” Will Rogers

[BBB333]

Soy kills.

[Puppage]

ISIS burning people alive and these idiots are worried about THIS?

[Tax-chick]

LOL - great comment!

[Puppage]

Military intelligence