Milk Freedom Act of 2014 - Prohibits a federal department, agency, or court from taking any action that would prohibit, regulate, or otherwise restrict the interstate traffic of milk or a milk product that is unpasteurized and packaged for direct human consumption if such action is based solely upon a determination that because the milk or milk product is unpasteurized it is adulterated, misbranded, or otherwise in violation of federal law.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4307 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4307
To authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk
products that are packaged for direct human consumption.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 26, 2014
Mr. Massie (for himself, Mr. Amash, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Jones,
Mr. McClintock, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Polis, Mr. Rigell, Mr.
Stockman, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Gohmert) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk
products that are packaged for direct human consumption.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Milk Freedom Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. INTERSTATE TRAFFIC OF UNPASTEURIZED MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS.
(a) Sale Allowed.--Notwithstanding the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), section 361 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 264), and any regulations or other guidance
issued under such Act or section, a Federal department, agency, or
court may not take any action (such as administrative, civil, criminal,
or other actions) that would prohibit, interfere with, regulate, or
otherwise restrict the interstate traffic of milk, or a milk product,
that is unpasteurized and packaged for direct human consumption, if
such prohibition, interference, regulation, or restriction is based on
the determination that, solely because such milk or milk product is
unpasteurized, such milk or milk product is adulterated, misbranded, or
otherwise in violation of Federal law.
(b) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) The term ``milk'' means the lacteal secretion,
practically free from colostrum, obtained by the milking of one
or more healthy animals.
(2) The term ``milk product''--
(A) means a food product made from milk; and
(B) includes low-fat milk, skim milk, cream, half
and half, dry milk, nonfat milk, dry cream, condensed
or concentrated milk products, cultured or acidified
milk or milk products, kefir, eggnog, yogurt, butter,
cheese, whey, condensed or dry whey or whey products,
ice cream, ice milk, and other frozen dairy desserts.
(3) The term ``packaged for direct human consumption''
means milk and milk products that are packaged for the final
consumer and intended for human consumption. Such term does not
include milk and milk products that are packaged for additional
processing, including pasteurization, before being consumed by
humans.
(4) The term ``pasteurized'' means the process of heating
milk and milk products to the applicable temperature specified
in the tables contained in section 1240.61 of title 21, Code of
Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), and held
continuously at or above that temperature for at least the
corresponding specified time in such tables.
(5) The term ``unpasteurized'' means not pasteurized.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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