Sec. 401. Definitions
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In this title: The term administering Secretaries means— with respect to products described in paragraph (4)(A), the Secretary; and with respect to products described in paragraph (4)(B), the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The term food labeler means the producer, manufacturer, distributor, or retailer that places a date label on food packaging of a product. The term quality date means a date voluntarily printed on food packaging that is intended to communicate to consumers the date after which the quality of the product may begin to deteriorate, but the product remains apparently wholesome food (as defined in section 22(b) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1791(b) ).
The term ready-to-eat product means— with respect to a product under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, a product that— is in a form that is edible without additional preparation to achieve food safety and may receive additional preparation for palatability or aesthetic, epicurean, gastronomic, or culinary purposes; and is— a poultry product (as defined in section 4 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 453 )); a meat food product (as defined in section 1 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 601 )); or an egg product (as defined in section 4 of the Egg Products Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 1033 )); and with respect to a food (as defined in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 321 )) under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Health and Human Services— a food that is normally eaten in its raw state; or any other food, including a processed food, for which it is reasonably foreseeable that the food will be eaten without further processing that would significantly minimize biological hazards.
The term safety date means a date printed on food packaging of a high-risk ready-to-eat product, which signifies the end of the estimated period of shelf life under any stated storage conditions, after which the product may pose a health safety risk.
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