United States · Bill · S
S. 1484 (118th)
Food Date Labeling Act of 2023
Introduced
9 May 2023
Last action
9 May 2023 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Subjects
Healthcare, Agriculture
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Food Date Labeling Act of 2023 This bill establishes requirements for the format of quality date and discard date labels on food packaging. Specifically, the bill requires the quality date on a food label (i.e., the date after which the quality of the item may deteriorate) to include the phrase BEST If Used By or the abbreviation BB . Similarly, the discard date on a food label (i.e., the date after which the item should not be consumed) must include the phrase USE By or the abbreviation UB . Abbreviations may only be used if the full phrase does not fit on the label. The Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Agriculture may specify alternative phrases through regulations.
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Timeline
9 May 2023
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral
9 May 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 9 May 2023 · Download file
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Sponsors
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Related records
- related to → Agriculture Resilience Act of 2023
- related to → Agriculture Resilience Act of 2023
- related to ← Food Date Labeling Act of 2023
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1484
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/s/1484
- us · 118-s-1484 · source updated 5 December 2025