Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
May 9, 2023
Step 2
Referred
Jun 1, 2023
Agriculture · E&C
Step 3
Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary
This bill establishes requirements for the format of quality date and discard date labels on food packaging. Specifically, the bill requires the quality date on a food label (i.e., the date after which the quality of the item may deteriorate) to include the phrase BEST If Used By or the abbreviation BB. Similarly, the discard date on a food label (i.e., the date after which the item should not be consumed) must include the phrase USE By or the abbreviation UB. Abbreviations may only be used if the full phrase does not fit on the label. The Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Agriculture may specify alternative phrases through regulations.
Timeline · 5 actions
Jun 1, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
May 12, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 9, 2023
Introduced in House
May 9, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 9, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.