Smooth Transition for Dairy into School Programs
The results of a checkoff-initiated smoothie program pilot showed increased consumption of milk and yogurt and will be offered to more schools this fall.
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Risch, Baldwin Slam FDA Over Plant Based Issue
On Thursday, Senators Jim Risch and Tammy Baldwin slammed the Food and Drug Administration for their “ill-advised guidance” on the unfair use of dairy terms to mislabel plant-based products. The FDA’s draft guidance, "Labeling of Plant-based Milk Alternatives and Voluntary Nutrient Statement," allows plant-based products to continue to use dairy terms despite not containing dairy, nor h
USDA: School Foods Offer Richest Source of Dairy in Children’s Diets
The ERS released new data last week showing schools are the richest source of dairy in children’s diets. The data comes from 2017-2018, for children between two and 19 years old. These foods provided an average of 1.99 cups of dairy products per 1,000 calories consumed each day.
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Retail Dairy Sales Higher During COVID-19 Pandemic
Monday was National Milk day, and to mark the occasion, the National Milk Producers Federation shared some good news beleaguered U.S. dairy industry.
“From March 8 to March 22, as stay-at-home orders and business closures proliferated around the country, dairy products flew off store shelves,” the group said in an announcement. Milk sales
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NMPF Asking for Ruling Against Kite Hill Yogurt
The National Milk Producers Federation is asking for California State and Federal regulators to take enforcement actions against yogurt company in Hayward, CA.
The NMPF notes that the company Kite Hill labels their yogurt as “Almond Milk Yogurt.”
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