Orange Juice Quality Standards Bill
Official: Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act of 2025
This bill changes the rules for how much solid content must be in pasteurized orange juice, helping to ensure better quality for consumers.
Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act of 2025 This bill requires finished pasteurized orange juice to contain at least 10% by weight of orange juice soluble solids, exclusive of the solids of any added optional sweetening ingredients. (Current regulations require at least 10.5% by weight of orange juice soluble solids.)
1. This bill sets a new minimum weight for orange juice solids at 10 percent. 2. It applies to pasteurized orange juice sold in the United States. 3. The bill allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to update these standards in the future. 4. It aims to ensure better quality and consistency in orange juice products.
Orange juice producers and consumers who buy pasteurized orange juice.