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I double checked the URL to make sure I wasn't walking face-first into Poe's Law. As funny as that quote is, I can't think of anything that is a more pointless

I double checked the URL to make sure I wasn't walking face-first into Poe's Law. As funny as that quote is, I can't think of anything that is a more pointless use of the FDA's time. Almond milk isn't even a potentially confusing idea anymore; everyone is aware of what it is (enough that it is a well-accepted term) and no one is going to buy it thinking it comes from a cow. In fact, it not being a dairy product is what drives it's consumption, so it is not in the interest of the manufacturers to try to have almond milk be confusable with normal milk for consumers.

com2kid 8y ago
Baby's still die from parents giving soy milk. Don't ever discount how foolish people can be.
- rounce 8y ago
  Same would likely happen if fed exclusively on cow's milk. Baby formula is fortified with fats, carbs, vitamins and minerals for a reason.
perilunar 8y ago
Also almond milk (and soy milk?) predates the FDA and the USA, so prior usage.
partiallypro 8y ago
Unfortunately I think you're underestimated how uneducated some of the population is. I think everyone knows it's not dairy, the confusion comes in if it's nurturing like milk. When people say "milk" the first thing that comes to mind (usually) is a mother's milk (any mammal.) So when they see "almond" and "soy" milk they probably think they are equal alternatives which just isn't true.
- Maybestring 8y ago
  Right, the almond milk doesn't have the hormones to help a baby cow grow big and strong. You absolutely should not raise a calf on almond milk.
  - partiallypro 8y ago
    I don't know if you're being sarcastic, but there have been cases of parents feeding their babies almond or soy milk instead of regular milk. Some people still actively encourage it; without any supplementing of actual milk this is quite dangerous.
    - Maybestring 8y ago
      The sarcastic point is, cow milk is not a replacement for human milk or infant formula either.

com2kid 8y ago

Baby's still die from parents giving soy milk. Don't ever discount how foolish people can be.

rounce 8y ago
Same would likely happen if fed exclusively on cow's milk. Baby formula is fortified with fats, carbs, vitamins and minerals for a reason.

perilunar 8y ago

Also almond milk (and soy milk?) predates the FDA and the USA, so prior usage.

partiallypro 8y ago

Unfortunately I think you're underestimated how uneducated some of the population is. I think everyone knows it's not dairy, the confusion comes in if it's nurturing like milk. When people say "milk" the first thing that comes to mind (usually) is a mother's milk (any mammal.) So when they see "almond" and "soy" milk they probably think they are equal alternatives which just isn't true.

Maybestring 8y ago
Right, the almond milk doesn't have the hormones to help a baby cow grow big and strong. You absolutely should not raise a calf on almond milk.
- partiallypro 8y ago
  I don't know if you're being sarcastic, but there have been cases of parents feeding their babies almond or soy milk instead of regular milk. Some people still actively encourage it; without any supplementing of actual milk this is quite dangerous.
  - Maybestring 8y ago
    The sarcastic point is, cow milk is not a replacement for human milk or infant formula either.