CURD Act
The summary
What this bill does
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.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Feb 14, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - WI District 1 · D-NJ
18 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - California District 20 · D-CA
U.S. Representative - IN District 1 · D-IN
U.S. Representative - WI District 5 · R-WI
U.S. Representative - WI District 3 · R-WI
U.S. Representative - WI District 8 · R-WI
U.S. Representative - WI District 6 · R-WI
U.S. Representative - IL District 10 · D-IL
U.S. Representative - CA District 19 · D-CA
U.S. Representative - IA District 4 · R-IA
U.S. Representative - MI District 8 · D-MI
U.S. Representative - IA District 1 · R-IA
U.S. Representative - WI District 2 · D-WI
+ 6 more cosponsors
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 1394 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
| Policy Area | Health |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | February 14, 2025 |
| Latest Action | February 14, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 18 · House vote — · 1 views |