The Senate on Friday passed amendments to Jamaica’s milk industry laws that could allow products containing as little as five per cent milk solids to legally qualify as dairy products.

They also approved a Bill aimed at giving conch exporters greater flexibility in paying levies tied to export licences and health certificates

While both pieces of legislation were ultimately passed without amendment, concerns were raised surrounding the Bill to amend the Jamaica Dairy Development Board Act, 2026, as Opposition Senator Allan Bernard warned that the changes could weaken Jamaica’s food standards, blur the definition of authentic dairy products, and open the market to heavily processed imported substitutes.