MA S415

Bill

Decreasing food waste by standardizing the date labeling of food

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
06/08/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to decrease food waste by standardizing the date labeling of food. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill aims to decrease food waste by standardizing the date labeling of food. It would require food labels to include a "best if used by" quality date, as well as an "expires on" safety date for certain ready-to-eat products deemed high-risk by the Commissioner of Public Health. The bill also prohibits restrictions on the sale or donation of food after the quality date, while allowing safety-based restrictions after the safety date. The provisions of this bill would apply to food products labeled two years after the bill's enactment.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (7)

Will Brownsberger (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Eileen Donoghue (D), Ryan Fattman (R), Eric Lesser (D), Christopher Markey (D), Richard Ross (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2422 (on 04/12/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S415

(7 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S415
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S415.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1059	Requiring certain labeling on packages containing marijuana or marijuana products	Accompanied a new draft, see H3768	Similar To
H1227	Relative to food labeling	No further action taken	Similar To
H2449	Relative to accessible prescription labeling	Accompanied a study order, see H4625	Similar To
H3171	Regulating certain edible products	Accompanied a new draft, see H3768	Similar To
H3244	Decreasing food waste by standardizing the date labeling of food	Accompanied a study order, see H4682	Similar To
S1258	Relative to food labeling	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2422	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Health to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public health matters	Reported (in part) by S1241	Replaced by

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