CURD Act

Sponsored bySen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]WI· Introduced 22 January 2025

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

22 January 2025·1 year ago

Summary

Introduced in Senate · Updated 3 March 2025

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.

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2 actions

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
22 January 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
22 January 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

6 cosponsors

Sponsor

Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]WI

Cosponsors

Democrat350%
Republican233%
Independent117%

Democrat:Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]VT
Democrat:Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]WI
Republican:Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]ID
Republican:Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]ID
Independent:Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]VT
Democrat:Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]OR

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Health

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Food supply, safety, and labeling

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