Wisconsin Congressman Ron Kind Introducing CURD Act
Sunday, September 29th, 2019 -- 8:06 AM
Wisconsin Congressman Ron Kind introduced the bipartisan Codifying Useful Regulatory Definitions, or CURD Act, which would create a formal definition of 'natural cheese to ensure consumers are fully informed when purchasing cheese.Wisconsin Ag Connection reports that the La Crosse Democrat says the term natural cheese is historically used to identify cheeses made directly from milk and distinguish those products from process cheeses.
John Umhoefer of the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association says the legislation makes it clear that cheesemakers in Wisconsin and around the country can continue to use the term natural cheese on their product labels and that the effort preserves the industry's ability to use this term to describe cheese made naturally with fresh milk and dairy ingredients.
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