Label changes likely for imitation `milks' made from plants

Andrew Marshall
Updated October 23 2017 - 12:52pm, first published 9:30am
The term "milk" is under pressure to be dropped from non-dairy plant-based beverage labels.
The term "milk" is under pressure to be dropped from non-dairy plant-based beverage labels.

Australian manufacturers of beverages made from soybean, almond, rice and other plant-based non-milk sources seem likely to bow to dairy sector pressure and drop the term “milk” from their labels.

Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall

National agribusiness writer

Andrew Marshall is the group agribusiness writer for ACM's state agricultural weeklies and websites. He is a former editor at The Land and has worked in various Rural Press group roles in Canberra, North Richmond (NSW) and Toowoomba (Qld).

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