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66. Three guesses what they do in Simpson and Welch's districts

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Mon Dec 26, 2016, 07:23 AM

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Stop calling almond, soy and rice milks 'milk,' 25 members of Congress say [View all] SecularMotion Dec 2016 OP

So stupid. They don't have any real issues to deal with besides bending over mucifer Dec 2016 #1

Yeah, people are so dumb they confuse almond milk and Cha Dec 2016 #2

It's all about the lobbying mucifer Dec 2016 #6

25 percent? Ptah Dec 2016 #42

Sounds like a messure on behalf of the dairy industry underpants Dec 2016 #8

You think if people were stupid enough to vote for trump pangaia Dec 2016 #51

Substantial Equivalence freedomjam Dec 2016 #3

First post and you use to shove propaganda. Archae Dec 2016 #36

I vote to leave... SidDithers Dec 2016 #40

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2016 #58

Of course! Welcome to D.U., freedomjam. Judi Lynn Dec 2016 #53

I guess the companies thought it sounded better than "nut juice". N/t woodsprite Dec 2016 #4

LOL nini Dec 2016 #61

Sadly there have been cases Freddie Dec 2016 #5

Warnings are on all of the almond, rice, soy and other milks mucifer Dec 2016 #7

Sadly there are cases of parents feeding babies cow milk causing severe health Luminous_Animal Dec 2016 #13

Babies can't drink cow's milk, either. LeftyMom Dec 2016 #50

Milk definition: Donkees Dec 2016 #9

Thank you! mucifer Dec 2016 #11

True enough, but that's not the definition that the FDA currently uses sl8 Dec 2016 #17

Also, lawsuit attempting to pin down FDA on their position: sl8 Dec 2016 #22

FDA allows Milk of Magnesia labeling? Donkees Dec 2016 #23

Presumably they do allow it, although I don't know specifically sl8 Dec 2016 #24

Try THAT on your granola !! pangaia Dec 2016 #52

So breast milk isn't milk, by this definition. yewberry Dec 2016 #43

Nor goat's milk. spooky3 Dec 2016 #54

Exactly. coconut milk anyone? still_one Dec 2016 #21

Think they have a valid point dembotoz Dec 2016 #10

Because consumers might be confused or deceived that coconut milk is actually from cows? JudyM Dec 2016 #25

If we learned anything in November...It that many Americans are profoundly stupid dembotoz Dec 2016 #38

Ok. Or a tempest in a teapot designed to help the dairy lobby, instead of solving real problems. JudyM Dec 2016 #39

Then let the idiots drink their almond milk, thinking it comes from cows Johnathan146 Dec 2016 #63

I would care if they are giving it to their young children, Tanuki Dec 2016 #69

Really young kids (under 1 year) shouldnt drink milk anyway Johnathan146 Dec 2016 #70

The longer I live, the less credit I give people for making choices based on thoughtful Tanuki Dec 2016 #72

Drinking factory farm cow's milk ought to be discouraged. hunter Dec 2016 #74

so sorry handmade34 Dec 2016 #12

I buy almond milk because it keeps tavernier Dec 2016 #14

So true lunasun Dec 2016 #15

Milk of Magnesia Donkees Dec 2016 #16

The product is not called milk of almonds. Gman Dec 2016 #30

idiots. bowens43 Dec 2016 #18

When our elected representatives in Congress spend our time democratisphere Dec 2016 #19

They can sod off, and cow milk is bad news, especially the shit some industrial farming Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #20

This has zero to do with being a Democrat Gman Dec 2016 #29

Calling out ridiculous posturing bought and paid for by lobbyist cash Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #32

That is absurd Gman Dec 2016 #64

Milk for many is very unhealthy. This whole conversation's premiss Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #65

I drink milk. I have for over 60 years Gman Dec 2016 #71

No doubt the war on "Milk" will be started on O'Reilly's FOx News any day now.. yuiyoshida Dec 2016 #26

The funny thing is that people buy Almond Milk when there are only 6-8 almonds pressed per quart. TheBlackAdder Dec 2016 #27

'Cow milk is about 87% water' :) Donkees Dec 2016 #44

So are people. Still, 6-8 almonds equates to a fraction of 1% and pressed--the volume of 2 almonds. TheBlackAdder Dec 2016 #68

Different brands have different percentages. The supermarket brands are usually more watery Donkees Dec 2016 #73

Don't call it milk. Problem solved Gman Dec 2016 #28

Ridiculous! What about products with the words "cream" and "butter"? Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #31

All hail The Dairy Lobby and their loyal Supporters MrScorpio Dec 2016 #33

Are the animal abusing scumbags losing money? RandiFan1290 Dec 2016 #34

Dear Congress: Twitler is about to start a nuclear war. Isn't there something you should be doing? Squinch Dec 2016 #35

No kidding! Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #37

Personally, I could care less what they call it. Archae Dec 2016 #41

I want a law that bans calling herbal crap "tea". DavidDvorkin Dec 2016 #45

Obligatory Lewis Black on Milk video FrodosNewPet Dec 2016 #46

It is obvious they never got up at 3am to milk an orchard of almonds!! retread Dec 2016 #47

Meh. They just like to control language. Igel Dec 2016 #48

And the "Milk of Human Kindness" can also relabel itself. KittyWampus Dec 2016 #49

These people are so stupid they should not be in the government. We have so many problems OregonBlue Dec 2016 #55

if it does not come from teats it is not milk. juxtaposed Dec 2016 #56

3rd time is a charm, dairy industry? flvegan Dec 2016 #57

Lewis Black: There's no soy milk because there's no soy tit. Initech Dec 2016 #59

Yeah that is what we should be worrying about! Calling soy 'milk'! Rex Dec 2016 #60

Orange Slug is getting ready to bring hell to the World... Lady Freedom Returns Dec 2016 #62

Three guesses what they do in Simpson and Welch's districts jmowreader Dec 2016 #66

Why not just label regular whole milk as almond milk if labels do not matter HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #67