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Old Sat, Dec-24-16, 09:22
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Canada has never allowed these products to be called "milk"; instead they must use the term "beverage". So .. soy beverage, almond beverage, coconut beverage .. rice, hemp, oat, whatever. They're not even allowed to use the term "milk substitute", although they can put "dairy free" on the label. Soy beverage is the only product that's allowed to use wording such as "Canada's Food Guide recommends 2 - 4 portions of fortified soy beverage if you do not drink milk" .. but even so, they still can't directly call it "milk substitute".

Here, the only commercial non-dairy product that's allowed to be called "milk" is canned coconut milk, which is used as a recipe ingredient. In that case, the term "coconut milk" is a centuries old tradition, unlike these recently invented, highly processed drinks.

This is a good move; I hope it goes through
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