Sponsor: Rep. Steil, Bryan (R-WI)30 cosponsorsIntroduced Feb 14, 2025
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The bill establishes a legal definition of natural cheese as cheese produced from animal milk or certain dairy ingredients made according to established cheese-making standards, covering ripened or unripened soft, semi-soft, and hard varieties. Products meeting this definition cannot be labeled as "natural cheese" if they are pasteurized process cheeses, cheese foods, or cheese spreads. Foods that use the term "natural cheese" without meeting the statutory definition are considered misbranded and prohibited from sale. Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) introduced the bill with support from 28 cosponsors (11 Democrats, 17 Republicans).
Note: the official CRS summary for this bill was written on 2025-02-14, but the bill text was revised on 2025-02-14T05:00:00Z. Provisions may have been added since the summary was written — the section list above reflects the current text.
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What happens next: Sits in committee. Needs a markup or favorable report to advance to the House floor.
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