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Reps. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), and Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) re-introduced bipartisan legislation that requires the FDA to take enforcement action against manufacturers labeling nondairy products as dairy, according to representatives of Welch and Simpson.

The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), both headquartered in Arlington, Va., urged the Biden administration to work to eliminate foreign tariffs on — and nontariff impediments to — U.S. exports, following the March 31 release by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) of the “2021 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers.”

Nestlé USA said its Carnation facility in Modesto, Calif., is the first dairy processing facility in the United States to earn certification under the rigorous Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) standard.

Milk long has been known to have nine essential nutrients. But according to the Washington, D.C.-based Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP), new research examined by FDA and a review of the dietary reference intakes (DRIs) by the National Academies show that milk is also a good source of zinc, potassium and selenium and an excellent source of iodine.

Michael Dykes, D.V.M., president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), gave video comments on March 22 to the USDA on a food purchase and distribution program to succeed the Farmers to Families Food Box Program created in 2020.

Advancing its commitment to regenerative farming systems, La Farge, Wis.-based Organic Valley is partnering with Clean Energy Credit Union (Clean Energy CU) to launch the Powering the Good Loan Fund.

Three groups representing the dairy industry issued statements in reaction to the March 17 Senate confirmation of Katherine Tai as U.S. trade representative.