In January of 2009, the FDA proposed modernizing the yogurt standard of identity, with the goals of supporting recent technological advances and increasing consistency with international yogurt standards. Interested parties were politely requested to send in any comments to the proposed rule within two months.
Twelve years later, on June 11, 2021, the FDA published a final ruling on the matter in the Federal Register. The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) has been an enduring advocate for such an update and commends the FDA for taking this first step for the benefit of consumers, industry, and public health.