HR 5462 United States House · 118th Congress

To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to require that the slaughter date, package date, freeze date, and country of origin be labeled on meat and poultry products.

Summary
This bill requires that meat and poultry labels include the slaughter date, package date, freeze date (for frozen products), and country of origin or U.S. state of origin.  Specifically, a meat or poultry product that fails to include this information on the label shall be deemed misbranded. (A misbranded food does not meet certain Department of Agriculture labeling requirements and may not be sold.)
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Sep 2023
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Introduced Sep 14, 2023 Last action Sep 26, 2023
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Sep 26, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
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Sep 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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Sep 14, 2023
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George Santos
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