OPENING THE RECORD
OPENING THE RECORD
H.R. 1394 · 119TH CONGRESS
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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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service for this version of the bill. Later versions may differ. Read at Congress.gov.