S 981 118th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Food supply, safety, and labeling

CURD Act

Introduced: March 27, 2023 Introduced by: Johnson, Ron Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov

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

Mar 27, 2023

Introduced in Senate

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Codifying Useful Regulatory Definitions Act or the CURD Act

This bill establishes a statutory definition for natural cheese. Under the bill, natural cheese is defined as cheese (ripened or unripened soft, semi-soft, or hard) that is produced from animal milk or certain dairy ingredients and is produced in accordance with established cheese-making standards. The definition excludes pasteurized process cheeses, cheese foods, and cheese spreads.

A food is deemed misbranded and may not be sold if it does not meet this definition and its label includes the term natural cheese as a factual descriptor of a category of cheese.

What's happening now March 27, 2023

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

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