Hey, Congresslackey, Does Anybody Really Think Milk Comes From The Udders Of An Almond?
On the one hand, we should be thankful that these idiots in Congress are busy with crap like this -- it keeps them from doing greater damage in passing ridiculous laws. From the AP in the LA Times:
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.
They want the FDA to require plant-based products to adopt a name other than milk, which they say is deceptive.
"We strongly believe that the use of the term 'milk' by manufacturers of plant-based products is misleading to consumers, harmful to the dairy industry and a violation of milk's standard of identity," the letter states.
Aww...is cow's milk having an identity crisis? I think they need an ad agency, not Congress.
Somebody -- or, perhaps many of 25 somebodies -- may have been, uh, kissed by a dairy industry lobbyist.
Coconut milk has been called coconut milk for as long as I've been on the planet.
Show a little kid a picture of a coconut and ask it what sound it makes. I guarantee you: The kid will not answer, "Mooooo!"
In fact, not only do people know that almond milk (etc.) is not actual cow's milk, but they drink it because of that! Maybe because they don't like cow's milk or because they are lactose intolerant -- or just think it sounds kind of trendy to claim to be.
This commenter at the LA Times is right on:
jbh-1957
"...the use of the term 'milk' by manufacturers of plant-based products is misleading to consumers..."Well, to be fair, "consumers" were stupid enough to elect this specific set of bozos, so I guess I can see why they think everyone has a below-room-temperature IQ.
I think life was a Little easier when people who deceived by the "milk" name in Almond Milk were mocked for being stupid rather than coddled for being...stupid
MrScience at December 23, 2016 10:18 PM
"Show a little kid a picture of a coconut and ask it what sound it makes. I guarantee you: The kid will not answer, "Mooooo!"
Every kid who is a Monty Python fan knows this is what coconuts sound like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqtS9xyl0f4
But, then this brings up the question - is it a European swallow or an African swallow? Perhaps, congress critters should spend their time answering that question - and have debates like these fellows in the clip.
charles at December 24, 2016 6:19 AM
Always drink your malk.
Conan the Grammarian at December 24, 2016 6:47 AM
Wait...what if the almond tree identifies as a cow? don't be such a knee-jerk speciesist!
I R A Darth Aggie at December 24, 2016 7:03 AM
Wait just a minute.
Do you think you're actually getting scallops when you order them?
Real honey when you order honey?
Chocolate when you order chocolate milk or buy a "chocolate drink"?
I get it that you don't care what is in a McDonald's french fry, even as they have been turned into something a seagull will put back down , but, given all the noise about dietary information mandates in fast foods, it seems a little stupid not to insist on authenticity in labeling now.
How about that "diamond" you're wearing?
Radwaste at December 24, 2016 7:47 AM
I R A, hilarious.
I think diamonds aren't very attractive, and I wear big, tacky colorful "gem" jewelry -- the larger, and more crow-attracting the better.
Amy Alkon at December 24, 2016 8:34 AM
There's only one kind of milk: moo cow f*k milk.
But there is no such thing as soy milk. It's soy juice.
Lewis Black
Gog_Magog_Carpet_Reclaimers at December 24, 2016 9:39 AM
Well, maybe we can get them to require that things labeled as milk, JUST milk (not something-milk) not have non-milk things in them. Many milks have vitamin D added. Low-fat milks, I believe, have powdered milk added to "adjust" the taste for the removal of the cream. There was a move to try and add artificial sweeteners to milk WITHOUT adding them to the label:
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/05/comment-period-on-labeled-sweeteners-in-milk-ends-tonight/#.WF_QeneZORs
So, while I think this is entirely stupid, maybe we can morph it to help with some of the other lunacy the government engages in.
(And I should probably find out what happened with that artificial sweetener thing)
Shannon at December 25, 2016 5:50 AM
Does Anybody Really Think Milk Comes From The Udders Of An Almond?
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JD at December 26, 2016 11:18 AM
Does Anybody Really Think Milk Comes From The Udders Of An Almond?
Many people really think that astrology is legitimate.
JD at December 26, 2016 11:18 AM
This is the dairy industry's way of shutting down a competing product by forbidding the makers from likening their product to the industry standard.
If it ain't almond milk, it's almond juice, and not appealing as a milk substitute. "Soy milk" is much more appealing than "the juice of mashed and processed soy beans." Goes better on cereal, too.
There is a bit of trademark infringement protection going on, too. Xerox lost its battle to keep the word xerox from becoming a generic term that means to copy on a machine. So now, any copier is a "xerox machine" even it's not made by Xerox Corp. Can any creamy beverage be "milk" - or does "milk" have a specific meaning.
Just wait till they come after peanut butter.
Conan the Grammarian at December 27, 2016 8:59 AM
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