Those who bought the affected products can return them to the store where they were purchased for a full refund.
“We have done a comprehensive review into the situation and we’ve made corrective actions and made changes to our process to ensure that this will never happen again,” Ms Bohan said.
Almond milk – a beverage made of ground almonds, filtered water, and other flavourings – has soared in popularity in recent years, as consumers search for alternatives to traditional dairy. The almond milk market hit about $890m in US sales in 2015, according to Bloomberg. That’s far less than the $17.8bn traditional milk market, but enough to make dairy farmers nervous.
The FDA recently signalled it may prohibit dairy alternatives from being labelled as “milk” to prevent confusion. The change is a question of “standards of identity,” FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said at an event last month, adding that the agency’s current standards for milk reference products from lactating animals.
“An almond doesn’t lactate, I will confess,” Mr Gottlieb said at a Politico summit.
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