Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board Continues Review Of Dairy Market Issues Milk Standard of Identity

During its current review of dairy market issues the Board has received several comments from Pennsylvania farmers and consumers opposed to plant-based drinks being labelled as “milk.” Standards of identity for milk products are regulated and enforced by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA’s standards of identity define milk as “the lacteal secretion . . . of one or more healthy cows.”