[20161102]IF10398_食品统一日期标签可解决食品浪费问题.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated November 2, 2016Uniform Date Labeling of Food May Address Food WasteSeveral bills addressing food waste have been introduced in the 114th Congress. Comprehensive food waste and recovery legislation has been introduced in both the House (H.R. 4184) and Senate (S. 3108). These bills would expand the mission and funding for several existing federal programs to cover a range of food waste efforts, including the additional funding for loans and grants to expand use of composting and energy projects, among other provisions. These bills also include a proposal to modify federal food date labeling requirements. Federal food date labeling is further addressed in more detail within two other bills (H.R. 5298; S. 2947). In addition, congressional appropriators have expressed their concern about food waste and have included language to the House FY2017 Agriculture Appropriations committee report (H.Rept. 114-531) that would require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to study current and potential labeling language and determine what language and/or format might be most effective to reduce consumer confusion regarding food date labeling. Food Date Lab