Learn more about the Quarterly Dairy Legal Webinar Series
Materials:
- PowerPoint: Quarterly Dairy Legal Webinar 1.27.26
- October-December 2025 Quarterly Dairy Legal Update
- Research Brief: Updates to the Yogurt Standards of Identity
On Tuesday, January 27, 2026, from noon–1:00pm ET, the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law will conduct the latest installment in its Quarterly Dairy Legal Webinar Series. Each quarter’s free one-hour webinar covers the legal and regulatory developments in the U.S. dairy industry from the preceding quarter and includes an in-depth look at a single focus topic of law, regulation, or government policy of interest to dairy professionals of all kinds.
This quarter’s focus topic: Dairy Product Standards of Identity—Regulations and Current Issues
This webinar will provide an overview of the historical context and purpose of standards of identity (SOIs) as they apply to dairy and explain the main regulatory requirements for milk, cheese, yogurt, and other dairy products. It will also discuss recent developments, including the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) modernization of the yogurt SOI, FDA’s proposed revocation of 18 dairy SOIs, and challenges related to plant-based alternatives and the use of dairy terms. Additionally, this webinar will review relevant case law concerning plant-based dairy labeling, highlighting disputes over nutritional differences and compliance with SOI requirements.
1 hour of substantive CLE credit available for Pennsylvania-licensed attorneys at no charge.
Please note: This program was rescheduled from January 13 and January 20, 2026.
