1.This Act may be cited as
the Dairy COOL Act of
2009
.
2.Country of
origin labeling for dairy products
(a)Section 281 of the Agricultural Marketing
Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638) is amended—
(1)in paragraph (2)—
(A)in subparagraph (A)—
(i)in clause (x), by striking
and
at the end;
(ii)in
clause (xi), by striking the period at the end and inserting ;
and
; and
(iii)by adding at
the end the following:
(xii)dairy
products.
;
and
(B)in subparagraph
(B), by inserting (other than clause (xii) of that subparagraph)
after subparagraph (A)
;
(2)by redesignating
paragraphs (3) through (9) as paragraphs (4) through (10), respectively;
and
(3)by inserting
after paragraph (2) the following:
(3)The term dairy product means—
(A)fluid
milk;
(B)cheese, including
cottage cheese and cream cheese;
(C)yogurt;
(D)ice cream;
(E)butter;
and
(F)any other dairy
product.
.
(b)Notice of
country of originSection
282(a) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638a(a)) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
(5)Designation of
country of origin for dairy products
(A)A retailer of a covered commodity that is a dairy product
shall designate the origin of the covered commodity as—
(i)each country in
which or from the 1 or more dairy ingredients or dairy components of the
covered commodity were produced, originated, or sourced; and
(ii)each country in
which the covered commodity was processed.
(B)State, region,
locality of the United StatesWith respect to a covered commodity
that is a dairy product produced exclusively in the United States, designation
by a retailer of the State, region, or locality of the United States where the
covered commodity was produced shall be sufficient to identify the United
States as the country of
origin.
.