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Pingree, Newhouse, Blumenthal, Scott reintroduce bipartisan legislation to standardize food date labels, cut food waste

Pingree, Newhouse, Blumenthal, Scott reintroduce bipartisan legislation to standardize food date labels, cut food waste


Bipartisan lawmakers have reintroduced the Food Date Labeling Act, which would standardize confusing food date labels to just two clear categories—”BEST If Used By” for quality and “USE By” for safety. This bill aims to help address the problem that 90% of Americans throw out safe food due to label confusion.

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