Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act: The term administering Secretaries means— the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to any product that is under the Secretary of Agriculture’s jurisdiction 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 the Secretary of Health and Human Services with respect to any product that is under the Secretary of Health and Human Services’ jurisdiction and is a food (as defined in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 321 )).
The term discard date means a date voluntarily printed on food packaging, which signifies the end of the estimated period of shelf life under any stated storage conditions, after which the food labeler advises the product not be consumed. 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 subsection (b)(2) of section 22 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1791(b)(2) ); also known as the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act).
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