3.0.0 5298 2023-01-11T13:33:00Z 2023-09-16T16:27:11Z House HR 2016-05-19 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 80 (Thursday, May 19, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. PINGREE:H.R. 5298.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1 of Section 8 of the US Constitution[Page H2880]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-05-19T13:01:30Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-05-19T13:01:25Z Food Date Labeling Act of 2016 114 2947 S 2016-05-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS Food Recovery Act of 2016 114 3108 S 2016-06-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Related bill CRS 2016-05-19 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2016-05-19 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2016-05-19 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2016-05-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-05-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 N Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Charitable contributions Consumer affairs Department of Agriculture Federal preemption Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food industry and services Food supply, safety, and labeling Meat Solid waste and recycling Health 00 2016-05-19 Introduced in House 2017-01-11T16:55:42Z Food Date Labeling Act of 2016

This bill establishes requirements that: (1) address food waste that occurs when people throw out fresh food because of their confusion over the meaning of expiration dates on food labels and whether or not the food is still safe to eat, and (2) standardize quality date and safety date food labels. Producers, manufacturers, distributors, or retailers that place a date label on food packaging of a product (food labelers) must use the phrases "best if used by" to indicate food quality and the phrase "expires on" to warn of food that may be unsafe to eat after a specified date.

While labelers may voluntarily choose to include a quality date on packaging, they must include a safety date on ready-to-eat products.

The Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) must establish guidance for food labelers on how to determine quality dates and safety dates for food products.

No one may prohibit the sale, donation, or use of a product after the quality date for the product has passed.

USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services must educate consumers on the meaning of quality date and safety date food labels.

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Food Date Labeling Act of 2016 Display Title Food Date Labeling Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To establish requirements regarding quality dates and safety dates in food labeling, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Food Date Labeling Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5298ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5298ih.xml 2016-05-19 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. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.