S. 184 119th Congress Senate

CURD Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define the term natural cheese.

Introduced: January 22, 2025 Introduced by: Ron Johnson Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov

Health Food supply, safety, and labeling

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Jan 22, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Jan 22, 2025

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

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What's happening now January 22, 2025

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

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
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Lobbying activity 44

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC
for SARGENTO CHEESE INC · Wisconsin · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
for SARGENTO FOODS INC. · Wisconsin · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
for SARGENTO FOODS INC. · Wisconsin · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
KERRY INC. AND AFFILIATES OWNED BY KERRY HOLDING CO INCLUDING NIACET CORPORATION
for KERRY INC. AND AFFILIATES OWNED BY KERRY HOLDING CO INCLUDING NIACET CORPORATION · Wisconsin · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION
for INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.
for DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA INC · Kansas · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
42 filings
SENATE
42 filings
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
23 filings
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
17 filings
Federal Maritime Commission
12 filings
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
10 filings
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
10 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
7 filings

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Cosponsors 6