Comment period ends July 15, 2025

JUNEAU, Wis. — American Dairy Coalition, an organization of advocacy by dairy farmers for dairy farmers, has filed an official comment at the Federal Register on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Healthy Labeling Rule and proposed Front-of-Package rating label for saturated fat, sodium and added sugar. The FDA recently extended the public comment period to July 15, 2025.

The rule discriminates against all real dairy products, with the possible exception of nonfat yogurt and nonfat milk, on the basis of outdated thresholds for saturated fat and sodium, paying little attention to the nutrient density of real dairy products that deliver unsurpassed nutrition, including key nutrients of public health concern, which health officials admit are under consumed in the low-fat dietary recommendations today.