S. 981 · 118th Congress
CURD Act
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JohnsonSponsor8 cosponsors · 4 D, 3 R, 1 I
6 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
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.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 27, 2023
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: CURD Act
Also known as: Codifying Useful Regulatory Definitions Act
Latest action (Mar 27, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Policy area: Agriculture and Food · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 27, 2023
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No recorded floor vote found.