Food Date Labeling Standards
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-01-13 — Food Date Labeling Act of 2025: Food Date Labeling Act of 2025 introduced to establish two uniform federal phrases—‘BEST If Used By’ for voluntary quality dates and ‘USE By’ for discard dates—on food labels, with express preemption of divergent state and local date labeling requirements. (novelty: 3)