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H.R. 468 · 108th Congress

Food Freshness Disclosure Act of 2003

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

NLD LoweySponsor
10 cosponsors · 10 D
SBD Brown JCD Crowley RDD DeLauro DKD Kildee JMD McDermott CBD Brown MKD Kaptur MOD Owens DKD Kucinich JSD Schakowsky

5 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Food Freshness Disclosure Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide that a food shall be deemed to be misbranded unless its label bears information on freshness.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 29, 2003
Food Freshness Disclosure Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide that a food shall be deemed to be misbranded unless its label bears information on freshness. Requires the label to state a date upon which the food will no longer be fresh (i.e., contain the quantity of nutrients specified on the label and otherwise be not adulterated and of acceptable quality). Requires such date to be preceded by "best if used by," and requires such label to be conspicuously located, easy to read, and in a type size no smaller than eight point. Directs that the freshness date be on the containers of any food sent to the seller of such food to consumers. Makes this Act inapplicable to any food that is exempt from nutrition labeling requirements.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Food Freshness Disclosure Act of 2003

Latest action (Feb 14, 2003): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Policy area: Agriculture and Food · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 29, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.