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S.40
Title: A bill to prohibit products that contain dry ultra-filtered milk products or casein from being labeled as domestic natural cheese, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2003 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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SUMMARY AS OF:
1/7/2003--Introduced.

Quality Cheese Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration from using Federal funds to amend specified regulations to include dry ultra-filtered milk or casein in the definition of "milk" or "nonfat milk" as specified in the domestic natural standards for cheese and cheese products.


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ALL ACTIONS:
1/7/2003:
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S45)
1/7/2003:
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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