Use of the Names of Dairy Foods in the Labeling of Plant-Based Products

Résumé

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) invites comments on the labeling of plant-based products with names that include the names of dairy foods such as "milk," "cultured milk," "yogurt," and "cheese." We are interested in learning how consumers use these plant-based products and how they understand terms such as, for example, "milk" or "yogurt" when included in the names of plant- based products. We also are interested in learning whether consumers are aware of and understand differences between the basic nature, characteristics, ingredients, and nutritional content of plant-based products and their dairy counterparts. We are taking this action to inform our development of an approach to the labeling of plant-based products that consumers may substitute for dairy foods.