DAIRY PRIDE Act

New rules on dairy product names

If enacted, the bill would make it unlawful to sell across state lines a food that uses a standardized dairy product name unless the product is made from milk or is labeled as an imitation. The bill would define a dairy product as a food made from, containing as the main ingredient, or derived from the milk of hooved mammals and practically free of colostrum. Protected dairy names would come from specific FDA standards of identity in 21 C.F.R. parts 131 and 133, certain 135 rules, or any other term with a federal standard of identity. The FDA would have to issue draft guidance within 90 days and final guidance within 180 days after enactment. Any prior FDA guidance that conflicts would no longer have effect on the date of enactment, and the FDA must report to Congress within 2 years about warnings, penalties, and an updated enforcement plan if mislabeled products are still sold.