,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #beda  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #cj1 #bjbe,mr4   
,blum5?al 7= himself & ,mr4 ,scott (    
,florida7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% requirem5ts =    
quality & disc>d date phrases t are     
volunt>ily decl>$ on ! food label to    
display cal5d> dates4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,food ,date   
,label+ ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,adm9i/]+ ,secret>ies 
,! t]m adm9i/]+ ,secret>ies means-- 7,a7
 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 ) respect  
to any product t is-- 7i7 "u !          
jurisdiction ( ! ,secret>y (            
,agriculture2 &  7ii7 7,i7 a p\ltry     
product 7z def9$ 9 section #d ( !       
,p\ltry ,products ,inspection ,act 7#ba 
,u4,s4,c4 #dec772  7,,ii7 a meat food   
product 7z def9$ 9 section #a ( ! ,f$]al
 ,meat ,inspection ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4  
#fja772 or  7,,iii7 an egg product 7z   

def9$ 9 section #d ( ! ,egg ,products   
,inspection ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcc772
 &  7,b7 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human  
,s]vices1 ) respect to any product t    
is-- 7i7 "u ! jurisdiction ( ! ,secret>y
 ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices2 &  7ii7 a  
food 7z def9$ 9 section #bja ( ! ,f$]al 
,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba     
,u4,s4,c4 #cba774  7#b7 ,disc>d date    
phrase ,! t]m disc>d date phrase means a
 phrase volunt>ily pr9t$ on a food      
packag+ t signifies ! end ( ! e/imat$   
p]iod ( %elf life "u any /at$ /orage    
conditions1 aft] :i* ! entity           
responsible = ! food label advises !    
product n be consum$4  7#c7 ,quality    
date phrase ,! t]m quality date phrase  
means a phrase volunt>ily pr9t$ on a    
food packag+ t is int5d$ to communicate 
to consum]s :5-- 7,a7 ! quality ( !     
product may beg9 to det]iorate2 b  7,b7 
! product rema9s app>5tly :olesome food 
7z def9$ 9 subsection 7b7 ( ! ,bill     
,em]son ,good ,sam>itan ,food ,donation 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agia7;b7774  #c4   

,quality date phrases & disc>d date     
phrases  7a7 ,quality date phrases  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,if a quality date is us$ on a
 food package1 su* quality date %all be 
proce$$ by ! uni=m quality date label   
phrase "u p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,uni=m   
phrase ,! uni=m quality date label      
phrase "u ?is p>agraph %all be ,,be/ ,if
 ,us$ ,by or1 if p]missible "u          
subsection 7c77#c71 ! /&>d abbreviation 
( ,,bb1 unless & until ! adm9i/]+       
,secret>ies1 act+ 9 coord9ation1 specify
 ?r\gh rulemak+ ano!r uni=m phrase to be
 us$ = purposes ( comply+ ) p>agraph    
7#a74  7#c7 ,option ( ! entity          
responsible = ! food label ,! decisions 
( :e!r to include a quality date or     
quality date phrase on food packag+ &   
:i* foods %\ld be s label$ %all be at ! 
discretion ( ! entity responsible = !   
food label4  7b7 ,disc>d date phrases   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,if a disc>d date is us$  
on food packag+1 su* disc>d date %all be
 proce$$ by ! uni=m disc>d date label   
phrase "u p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,uni=m   

phrase ,! uni=m disc>d date label phrase
 "u ?is p>agraph %all be ,,use ,by or1  
if p]missible "u subsection 7c77#c71 !  
/&>d abbreviation ( ,,ub1 unless & until
 ! adm9i/]+ ,secret>ies1 act+ 9         
coord9ation1 specify ?r\gh rulemak+     
ano!r uni=m phrase to be us$ = purposes 
( comply+ ) p>agraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,option
 ( ! entity responsible = ! food label  
,! decisions ( :e!r to include a disc>d 
date or disc>d date phrase on food      
packag+ & :i* foods %\ld be s label$    
%all be at ! discretion ( ! entity      
responsible = ! food label4  7c7        
,quality date phrase & disc>d date      
phrase label+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! quality 
date or disc>d date1 z applicable1 %all 
be-- 7,a7 9 s+le easy-to-read type /yle2
 &  7,b7 locat$ 9 a conspicu\s & prom95t
 place on ! food label or else:]e on !  
package4  7#b7 ,date =mat ,! =mat ( ea* 
quality date & disc>d date t foll[s !   
quality date phrase & disc>d date       
phrase1 z applicable1 %all be /at$ 9    
t]ms ( mon? & ye> or1 z appropriate1    

mon?1 day1 & ye>4  7#c7 ,abbreviations  
,a /&>d abbreviation ( ,,bb & ,,ub = !  
quality date phrase & disc>d date       
phrase1 respectively1 may be us$ only if
 ! food packag+ is too small to include 
! uni=m phrase describ$ 9 subsection    
7a77#b7 or 7b77#b71 z applicable4  7#d7 
,use ( te*nologies & additional labels  
,! label+ requir$ "u ?is subsection may 
utilize "t-temp]ature indicator labels1 
,,qr codes1 sm>t labels1 or simil>      
te*nology1 9 addition to any uni=m      
quality date label phrase "u subsection 
7a77#b7 or uni=m disc>d label phrase "u 
subsection 7b77#b74 ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act or 
an am5dm5t made by ?is ,act prohibits or
 re/ricts ! use ( su* te*nology or      
label+ 9 lieu ( any uni=m quality date  
label phrase "u subsection 7a77#b7 or   
uni=m disc>d date label phrase "u       
subsection 7b77#b74  7#e7 ,freeze by ,! 
entity responsible = ! food label may   
add or freeze by foll[+ a uni=m quality 
date label phrase or disc>d date label  
phrase4  7d7 ,education ,n lat] ?an #b  

ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! adm9i/]+ ,secret>ies1 act+ 9          
coord9ation1 %all provide consum]       
education & outrea* on ! mean+ ( quality
 date phrases & disc>d date phrases on  
food packag+4  7e7 ,effect2 preemption  
7#a7 ,effect on sale or donation ( foods
 ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act or an am5dm5t made by 
?is ,act prohibits any ,/ate or         
political subdivision ( a ,/ate f       
e/abli%+ or cont9u+ 9 effect any        
requirem5t t prohibits ! sale or        
donation ( foods bas$ on passage ( !    
disc>d date4  7#b7 ,effect on infant    
=mula ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act or an am5dm5t    
made by ?is ,act-- 7,a7 applies )       
respect to infant =mula 7z def9$ 9      
section #bja7z7 ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1
 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4        
#cba7z7772 or  7,b7 affects !           
requirem5ts relat+ to infant =mula "u   
section #dab ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & 
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cej;a7 or
 any o!r applicable provision ( law4    
7#c7 ,preemption ,no ,/ate or political 

subdivision ( a ,/ate may e/abli% or    
cont9ue 9 effect any requirem5t t-- 7,a7
 relates to ! inclusion 9 food label+ ( 
a quality date phrase or a disc>d date  
phrase t is diff]5t f1 9 addition to1 or
 o!rwise n id5tical )1 ! requirem5ts (  
?is ,act & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act2 
or  7,b7 prohibits ! sale or donation ( 
foods bas$ on passage ( ! quality date4 
7#d7 ,en=cem5t ,! adm9i/]+ ,secret>ies1 
9 consultation ) ! ,f$]al ,trade        
,commission1 %all ensure t ! uni=m      
quality date label phrase & uni=m disc>d
 date label phrase are /&>diz$ across   
all food products4  7#e7 ,sav+s         
provision ,not)/&+ p>agraph 7#c71 no?+ 9
 ?is ,act1 any am5dm5t made by ?is ,act1
 or any /&>d or requirem5t impos$       
pursuant to ?is ,act preempts1          
displaces1 or supplants any ,/ate or    
,f$]al common law rights or any ,/ate or
 ,f$]al /atute creat+ a rem$y = civil   
relief1 includ+ "u ! ,f$]al ,trade      
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et  
seq474  7#f7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9

 ?is subsection %all be con/ru$ to--    
7,a7 au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &    
,human ,s]vices to require t a food be  
label$ = quality /&>ds or = a disc>d    
date z describ$ 9 subsections 7a7 & 7b72
 or  7,b7 preempt a ,/ate f sett+       
requirem5ts = a quality date or disc>d  
date or a timel9e ( quality1 li/$ on a  
food label1 provid$ t ! requirem5t      
complies ) ! uni=m quality data phrase  
or disc>d date phrase specifi$ 9        
subsection 7a77#b7 or 7b77#b74  #d4     
,misbr&+  7a7 ,,fda violations ,section 
#djc ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 &         
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cdc7 is  
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7z7   
,if ! label be>s a quality date phrase  
or disc>d date phrase t fails to comply 
) ! requirem5ts z specifi$ 9 sections   
#c7;a7 & #c7;b7 ( ! ,food ,date ,label+ 
,act ( #bjbe1 or t fails to meet !      
requirem5ts z specifi$ 9 section #c7;c7 
( su* ,act4  4  7b7 ,p\ltry products    
,section #d7;h7 ( ! ,p\ltry ,products   
,inspection ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4         

#dec7;h77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph    
7#aa71 by /rik+ or at ! end2  7#b7 9    
p>agraph 7#ab71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at !   
end & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7#ac7 if its label+ is 9 
violation ( section #c ( ! ,food ,date  
,label+ ,act ( #bjbe4  4  7c7 ,meat     
products ,section #a7n7 ( ! ,f$]al ,meat
 ,inspection ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4        
#fja7n77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph     
7#aa71 by /rik+ or at ! end2  7#b7 9    
p>agraph 7#ab71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at !   
end & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7#ac7 if its label+ is 9 
violation ( section #c ( ! ,food ,date  
,label+ ,act ( #bjbe4  4  7d7 ,egg      
products ,section #g7;b7 ( ! ,egg       
,products ,inspection ,act 7#ba         
,u4,s4,c4 #ajcf7;b77 is am5d$ 9 ! fir/  
s5t5ce by ins]t+ or if its label+ is 9  
violation ( section #c ( ! ,food ,date  
,label+ ,act ( #bjbe be=e ! p]iod at !  
end4  #e4 ,regulations ,n lat] ?an #b   
ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! adm9i/]+ ,secret>ies1 9 coord9ation ) 

ea* o!r1 %all promulgate f9al           
regulations = c>ry+ out ?is ,act4  #f4  
,delay$ applicability ,?is ,act & !     
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all apply    
only ) respect to food products t are   
label$ on or aft] ! date t is #b ye>s   
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4