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S 458 112th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Health and Human Services Food supply, safety, and labeling

Milk Quality Standards Act of 2011

Introduced: March 2, 2011 Introduced by: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 2, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Milk Quality Standards Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to limit the somatic cell count in all dairy products sold, transported, or offered for sale or transport in interstate commerce to a maximum of 400,000 cells per milliliter of fluid milk, or equivalent, as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Authorizes the Secretary to lower the maximum somatic cell count after consideration of any recommendations submitted by the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments. Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations to require that the calculation of a herd average somatic cell count under this Act be made using a geometric, rather than an arithmetic, mean.

Subjects any person that sells, transports, or offers for sale or transport in interstate commerce any dairy product in violation of this Act to a civil penalty.

What's happening now March 2, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 10, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 458: Milk Quality Standards Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-458/
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