The International Ice Cream Association (IICA), a constituent organization of IDFA, has petitioned FDA to modernize and improve federal standards governing the manufacture of ice cream and other frozen desserts.
Both Nestle and Dreyer's have said in recent weeks that they remain confident that their $2.8 billion merger will take place, perhaps as soon as mid-June.
Deciding an issue that has pitted milk producers against dairy processors, the U.S. Customs Service ruled in April that it would not reclassify certain milk protein concentrate (MPC) products and subject them to higher tariffs.