Constitution be damned, the FDA is moving ahead to ban almond milk (so says the washington examiner) [Note just the word milk is being banned]

That is one of the better ones environmentally.

Not least because you no longer need real horses.

But what do we call it under the new regime? Coco Nut Milk? Coco Nutmilk? Then what do we do with coconut cream? The mind boggles, the world is turned higgledy-pigglety

Oat and soy milk both froth pretty well. Cite: I froth them.

If Fox is “news,” almonds can be “milk.”

Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?

"I Can’t Believe It’s Not News!"®

It says “Non-Dairy” right on the carton, ferchrissakes. I challenge the argument that people are getting confused.

They can regulate the name any way they want, but I ain’t going back to baby cow drink.

At least they haven’t tried to make ice cream out of almond or oats. Or have they?

Sure. All the nut milks have ice creams. Oatly (oat milk) is quite good. These are wonderful for people who can’t have dairy. Back when I went through a few years of lactose intolerance, the disgusting Rice Dream was the option. Gross, thin, unpleasant-tasting stuff.

I doubt that many people are being confused; the dairy industry has seen consumption of dairy (cow) milk steadily decline for decades (even prior to the growth of non-dairy milks), and this seems to be an attempt, by them, to slow that.

I was wondering about that, too. It’s just as inaccurate as “almond milk”, but it’s got a lot more history behind it.

My first guess would have been making it clear what is and what is not ‘milk’ because it directly effects WIC benefits.

Milk

Types of Cow’s Milk

  • Whole, reduced fat, low-fat, or nonfat
  • Cultured milk
  • Evaporated, Dry: Calcium-fortified milk
  • Lactose-reduced and lactose-free milk
  • Acidified milk
  • Shelf stable
  • Flavored or unflavored

Requirements

  • Must conform to FDA standards of identity at 21 CFR Part 131.110, 21 CFR Part 131.111, 21 CFR Part 131.112, 21 CFR Part 131.127, 21 CFR Part 131.130 or 21 CFR Part 131.147.
  • Must be pasteurized.
  • Must contain 400 International Units of Vitamin D per quart (100 IU per cup).
  • Must contain 2000 International Units of Vitamin A per quart (500 IU per cup) (reduced fat, low-fat or nonfat).

Notes

  1. State agencies may choose to authorize goat’s milk as a substitute for cow’s milk. WIC-authorized goat’s milk must meet the same requirements as cow’s milk.
  2. Vitamin A is naturally found in the fat portion of milk, which is removed (all or partially) during the production of reduced-fat, low-fat, and fat-free milks. For this reason, Vitamin A fortification is required for these milks, but not whole milk. The nutrient requirement pertains to all authorized milks; for dried milk (i.e. powdered) and evaporated milk, vitamin requirements are per reconstituted quart.

WIC Food Packages - Regulatory Requirements for WIC-Eligible Foods | Food and Nutrition Service

True, but it is devoid of cheese.

I wonder how this will impact my spider milk startup.

Pig milk is the future. It’s even mammalian!

I’d still like to hear the OP’s defense of the claim of unconstitutionality.

Marketed as ‘Bacon Milk’ of course.

D’oh! I forgot to trademark that. I and my start-up are so screwed.

Red Dwarf "Kryten " episode 7 series 2

Lister : What kind of milk are we using now?
Holly : Emergency backup supply. We’re on the dog’s milk.
Lister : Dog’s milk!
Holly : Nothing wrong with dog’s milk. Full of goodness, full of vitamins, full of marrowbone jelly. Lasts longer than any other milk, dog’s milk.
Lister : Why?
Holly : No bugger’ll drink it. Plus of course the advantage of dog’s milk is that when it goes off, it tastes exactly the same as when it’s fresh.

“A well regulated milker, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Almonds, shall not be infringed.”

I think the interpretation hinges on the weight you assign to that first clause, and the odd position of the last comma.