Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act of 2025

This measure lowers the required strength of pasteurized orange juice. It says finished pasteurized orange juice must have at least 10.0% orange juice soluble solids by weight, instead of the current 10.5% standard. It takes effect as soon as it becomes law, and it still lets the Department of Health and Human Services update the standard later if needed. The Library of Congress summary notes the current minimum is 10.5%, so this would reduce it to 10.0%.

Key points:

• Who is affected: Makers of pasteurized orange juice and shoppers who buy it.
• What changes: The minimum soluble solids level drops from 10.5% to 10.0% by weight.
• When: Starts on the date it becomes law; federal health officials can still revise the standard later.