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Stop calling almond, soy and rice milks 'milk,' 25 members of Congress say
The Los Angeles Times ^ | December 23, 2016 | Associated Press

Posted on 12/24/2016 5:05:30 AM PST by 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.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; US: Idaho; US: Vermont
KEYWORDS: almondmilk; congress; dairy; idaho; mikesimpson; milk; peterwelch; vermont
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1 posted on 12/24/2016 5:05:30 AM PST by Trump20162020
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To: Trump20162020

How about Milk of Magnesia :)


2 posted on 12/24/2016 5:08:02 AM PST by deks
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To: Trump20162020
Milkin' the Turkey - Live Version
3 posted on 12/24/2016 5:09:00 AM PST by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: Trump20162020

How about low-fat half and half?


4 posted on 12/24/2016 5:11:48 AM PST by TexasGator
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To: Trump20162020

Turkey Bacon


5 posted on 12/24/2016 5:11:49 AM PST by Gadsden1st
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To: Trump20162020

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


6 posted on 12/24/2016 5:12:08 AM PST by xp38
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To: Gadsden1st

Jumbo Shrimp

Near Miss


7 posted on 12/24/2016 5:12:37 AM PST by Gadsden1st
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To: Trump20162020

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

These politicians should be ashamed of themselves.


8 posted on 12/24/2016 5:14:04 AM PST by turfmann
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To: Trump20162020

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


9 posted on 12/24/2016 5:14:45 AM PST by Michael.SF. (Canceling classes because Trump won, is excatly why Trump won.)
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To: xp38
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.

10 posted on 12/24/2016 5:16:34 AM PST by Drew68
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To: deks

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.


11 posted on 12/24/2016 5:17:56 AM PST by RightInTheMain
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To: Trump20162020

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.


12 posted on 12/24/2016 5:18:55 AM PST by servantboy777
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To: Trump20162020
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.

13 posted on 12/24/2016 5:19:06 AM PST by Avalon Memories (If Russia did influence our election, they did us a huge favor!)
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To: Trump20162020
I guess it's OK to all coconut MIlk, MILK then, since they didn't object to that.
14 posted on 12/24/2016 5:20:05 AM PST by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: deks

Or the milk of human kindness?


15 posted on 12/24/2016 5:21:49 AM PST by mewzilla (I'll vote for the first guy who promises to mail in his SOTU addresses.)
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To: Michael.SF.

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


16 posted on 12/24/2016 5:23:22 AM PST by mewzilla (I'll vote for the first guy who promises to mail in his SOTU addresses.)
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To: Trump20162020

Soy kills.


17 posted on 12/24/2016 5:26:24 AM PST by BBB333 (The power of TRUMP compels you!)
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To: Trump20162020

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


18 posted on 12/24/2016 5:26:41 AM PST by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: RightInTheMain

LOL - great comment!


19 posted on 12/24/2016 5:26:58 AM PST by Tax-chick ("No general but Ludd means the poor any good.")
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To: Gadsden1st

Military intelligence


20 posted on 12/24/2016 5:27:04 AM PST by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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