Congressional spending bill includes Dairy Pride Act language
The bill directs FDA to take action against mislabeled dairy alternatives.
The congressional spending bill approved on March 22 in the House and awaiting final vote in the Senate directs FDA to take action against mislabeled imitation dairy foods, representing a major victory for farmers and consumers alike, said the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), Arlington, Va.
The massive omnibus spending bill to fund the government for the remainder of fiscal year 2018 includes report language instructing FDA to enforce labeling standards affecting dairy imitators. NMPF said the omnibus language builds on the Dairy Pride Act (DPA), a bipartisan bill introduced last year in both chambers of Congress to compel FDA to act against misbranded imitations.