Bill > S2337

This bill, the Food Date Labeling Act of 2019, establishes requirements for optional quality and discard dates that food labelers can include on food packaging. It defines key terms like "quality date" (indicating when a food's quality may start to deteriorate but remains wholesome) and "discard date" (indicating when the food should not be consumed). The bill requires the use of standardized phrases for these dates and allows for the use of abbreviations if the package is too small. It also mandates consumer education on the meaning of these dates and preempts state requirements that differ from the federal standards, while preserving state laws related to the sale or donation of food after the discard date.