New rules would make food date labels easier for shoppers to understand.
This bill aims to clear up confusion about food expiration dates by setting standard phrases like "BEST If Used By" and "USE By" for food packaging. This would help consumers know when food is at its best quality or when it should no longer be eaten. These changes would apply to food products labeled two years after the bill becomes law.
Today, food packages can have many different phrases for quality and discard dates, which can confuse shoppers. After this bill, if companies choose to put these dates on food, they would have to use clear, standard phrases like "BEST If Used By" and "USE By." These new rules would take effect for food products labeled two years after the bill is signed into law.
S 2541 · 119th Congress · July 30, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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