“To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a voluntary food climate labeling program, and for other purposes.”
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This section establishes a voluntary food climate labeling program administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and Federal Trade Commission. The program prohibits use of the EPA-developed food climate label on food products unless the Administrator approves an applicant's assurances of program adherence (without assessing environmental benefits of the food) and may specify label placement. The label's visual form must provide numerical quantifications of lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions—without deeming any food acceptable or unacceptable—via (1) a first summary, validated by the participant, covering emissions from growing ingredients, nonfood input manufacturing, processing, packaging, and distribution; and (2) a second summary, validated by EPA in consultation with participants and an advisory committee, covering emissions from storage, retail presentation, consumer use, end-of-life management, and other lifecycle aspects. The label includes a logo indicating EPA verification and a QR code linking to any applicable voluntary GHG reduction commitments and an EPA database; verification uses uniform standards, certified entities, best available science, and considers international standards such as ISO 14040/14044. In developing the label, EPA consults food industry stakeholders, potentially via a Federal Advisory Committee or negotiated rulemaking.