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Derrick Van Orden: “The fat content in whole milk is 3.25%, and people think…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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Rep. Van Orden Speaks with Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins on Regulations for Milk Labeling

Published | Video Starts at 04:39

Am. And so we. We can label milk, skim milk, 1% milk, 2% milk, and then we call it whole milk. The whole milk. The fat content can't. Excuse me. The fat content in whole milk is 3.25%, and people think they're drinking butter. And I asked the person in the previous administration who was responsible for drawing up these dietary guidelines, I asked her what the milk fat content of whole milk was, and she said, I don't know, 6%. (04:39–04:45)

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Asserts the fat content of whole milk and a misconception about it.

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