{"id":482,"date":"2021-11-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/mtym\/2021\/11\/05\/plant-based-food-labeling-legislative-update\/"},"modified":"2021-11-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T00:00:00","slug":"plant-based-food-labeling-legislative-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/mtym\/food-beverage\/plant-based-food-labeling-legislative-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant-Based Food Labeling Legislative Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Plant-based food sales, including plant-based meat and dairy alternatives, continue to grow rapidly. Last year, plant-based meat sales were up 45%, rising to 2.7% of all retail packaged meat sales. Plant-based milks and yogurts grew 20% over the same period, with other plant-based alternatives to cheese and butter growing by even more. Plant-based milks (including soy, hemp, oat, and various nut-milks) now represent 15% of\u00a0all<\/em>\u00a0milk sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plant-Based Food Labeling<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With all that growth, there is some concern, particularly in the traditional meat and dairy industry, that consumers will be confused by these products being labeled as familiar products \u2013 thinking their vegan cheese is dairy cheese, or their plant-based salami made from beef or pork. As a result, there has been a wave of proposed and enacted litigation on the state and federal level to control what plant-based foods can be called. The landscape is rapidly developing, with courts striking down some laws already, but here are some examples to be aware of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n