DAIRY PRIDE Act

This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to enforce rules against plant-based or other non-dairy products using names reserved for standardized dairy products like milk, yogurt, and cheese. It amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define a dairy product as the lacteal secretion from hooved mammals, and prohibits using dairy terms for foods that do not meet this definition or the requirements for imitation foods.

Sec. 3, Enforcement of definition: The bill adds a new paragraph to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act stating that a food is misbranded if it uses a name for a standardized dairy product (such as those in FDA regulations for milk, cream, cheese, and related products) but does not meet the new definition of a dairy product or the rules for imitation foods. A dairy product is defined as the lacteal secretion from one or more hooved mammals, or a food that contains or is derived from that secretion as a primary ingredient. The FDA must issue draft guidance within 90 days and final guidance within 180 days on how it will enforce this rule. Any previous FDA guidance inconsistent with this new rule is void. Within two years, the FDA must report to Congress on enforcement actions, including warnings and penalties, and if misbranded products are still being sold, include an updated enforcement plan.