118th Congress Agriculture and Food
S. 981: CURD Act
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Summary
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 Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Tammy Baldwin D-WIOriginal
- Mike Braun R-INOriginal
- Michael Crapo R-IDOriginal
- James Risch R-IDOriginal
- Ron Wyden D-OROriginal
- Peter Welch D-VTOriginal
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
Who scored on this bill
- 1Ron Johnson SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Ron Johnson.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.