118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 5462 — To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to require that the slaughter date, package date, freeze date, and country of origin be labeled on meat and poultry products.

“To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to require that the slaughter date, package date, freeze date, and country of origin be labeled on meat and poultry products.”

Agriculture and food

Introduced Sep 14, 2023

Last action Sep 26, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

Step 1

Introduced

Sep 14, 2023

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Referred

Sep 26, 2023

Agriculture

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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 requires that meat and poultry labels include the slaughter date, package date, freeze date (for frozen products), and country of origin or U.S. state of origin. Specifically, a meat or poultry product that fails to include this information on the label shall be deemed misbranded. (A misbranded food does not meet certain Department of Agriculture labeling requirements and may not be sold.)

Provisions · 1 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 3 actions

Sep 26, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

Sep 14, 2023

Introduced in House

Sep 14, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.