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Bill May 17, 2026

CURD Act

Codifying Useful Regulatory Definitions Act or the CURD ActThis 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.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1394
Russ Fulcher U.S. Representative Michael Simpson U.S. Representative Cosponsor Tracey Mann U.S. Representative Cosponsor John Moolenaar U.S. Representative Cosponsor Ronny Jackson U.S. Representative Cosponsor Troy Balderson U.S. Representative Cosponsor John Joyce U.S. Representative Cosponsor Tom Barrett U.S. Representative Cosponsor Becca Balint U.S. Representative Cosponsor David Joyce U.S. Representative Cosponsor Hillary Scholten U.S. Representative Cosponsor
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