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Re:Which type of plant-based milk is best? by durkie on Saturday November 06, 2021 @04:56AM (#29128560)
Allowed?
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Re:Which type of plant-based milk is best? by vinni2 on Saturday November 06, 2021 @04:58AM (#29128565)
Ya in Europe it’s not “allowed” commercially to call anything which is not an animal milk a milk.

https://www.foodingredientsfirst.com/news/european-court-rul...

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Re:Which type of plant-based milk is best? by wodenokoto on Saturday November 06, 2021 @05:12AM (#29128655)
Sure it is.

Here's in EU coconut milk: https://hjem.foetex.dk/produkt/kokosmaelk-max-18-fedt-oeko/6...

And another EU retailer selling goat milk: https://naturkost-odense.dk/product_info.php?products_id=202

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Re:Which type of plant-based milk is best? by vinni2 on Saturday November 06, 2021 @06:03AM (#29128926)
Animal milk is ok but coconut milk is an exception I guess. I don’t really know why.
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Re:Which type of plant-based milk is best? by dotancohen on Sunday November 07, 2021 @01:07AM (#29136959)
Because with its long history as a food, coconut milk is widely know to be called "milk" for its colour. It was not traditionally used as a replacement for milk, it stood on its own as a food source.

These new products are designed to replace actual milk for use in consumption. So there does entail danger of confusion, hence, the restriction on calling them milk.

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Re:Which type of plant-based milk is best? by watermelon0 on Saturday November 06, 2021 @05:04AM (#29128608)
It's not limited to cows, but it needs to come from an animal.
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