Food Date Labeling Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2541 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2541 To establish requirements for quality and discard date phrases that are voluntarily declared on the food label to display calendar dates. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 30, 2025 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish requirements for quality and discard date phrases that are voluntarily declared on the food label to display calendar dates. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Food Date Labeling Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Administering secretaries.--The term ``administering Secretaries'' means-- (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to any product that is-- (i) under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture; and (ii)(I) a poultry product (as defined in section 4 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 453)); (II) a meat food product (as defined in section 1 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601)); or (III) an egg product (as defined in section 4 of the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1033)); and (B) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to any product that is-- (i) under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and (ii) a food (as defined in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321)). (2) Discard date phrase.--The term ``discard date phrase'' means a phrase voluntarily printed on a food packaging that signifies the end of the estimated