H.R. 5462 · 118th Congress · Agriculture and Food

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.

Died in committee216 words Introduced Sep 14, 2023 · Latest action Sep 26, 2023

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How far it has goneStopped at 2 of 6 · Died in committee
  1. IntroducedSep 14, 2023 Done
  2. CommitteeDied Jan 3, 2025 Stopped here
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What it does

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.)

Congressional Research Service · summary of “Introduced in House” version · Sep 14, 2023

Who lobbies on it

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Actions

3 actions · newest first
  1. Sep 26, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
  2. Sep 14, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
  3. Sep 14, 2023Introduced in House