WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), chair of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Food, Nutrition and Family Farms, joined U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) and U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) to introduce the Dairy Country of Origin Labeling Act, which would extend mandatory country of origin labeling to dairy products.
Supports farmers
“Ohioans and all Americans have a right to know where their food was produced,” Brown said. “This bill supports both families and farmers by requiring country of origin labeling on all dairy products. With increasing dairy imports, country of origin labeling provides critical information as households decide how to feed their families.”
Last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s current Dairy Country of Origin Labeling law went into effect requiring country of origin labeling of meats, produce and nuts.
Dairy products
The act would extend the current law to include dairy products-milk, cheese, yogurt, ice cream and butter.
