California 2023-2024 Regular Session

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1		-	Assembly Joint Resolution No. ~~10 CHAPTER 157Relative~~ to food date labeling. ~~[ Filed with Secretary of State July 18, 2024. ]~~ LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAJR 10, Irwin. Food date labeling.This measure would urge the President and Congress of the United States to enact the federal Food Date Labeling Act of 2023.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, Over one-third of food in the United States is never eaten; andWHEREAS, Uneaten food wastes agricultural land, water, chemicals, and energy; andWHEREAS, Food and organic material are the most common materials that end up in landfills and are incinerated in the United States; andWHEREAS, Managing wasted food costs the United States $444 billion each year; andWHEREAS, Food loss and food waste represent 8 percent of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions; andWHEREAS, Californias short-lived climate pollutant strategy targets reductions in organic waste disposal and increased rescue of surplus food for people to eat in order to cut the states methane production; andWHEREAS, The United States has a goal to halve the amount of food loss and food waste in the country by 2030; andWHEREAS, Consumer confusion about the meaning of date labels on food is a leading cause of wasted food; andWHEREAS, Standardizing date labels on food has the potential to divert 800,000 tons of food waste from landfills and incineration each year; andWHEREAS, Standardizing date labels on food would have a net financial benefit of $3.55 billion in the United States; andWHEREAS, Key food brands and industry associations have voluntarily adopted streamlined date labeling phrases on food; andWHEREAS, California enacted the voluntary date labeling on food standard in 2017 with Assembly Bill 954; andWHEREAS, The federal Food Date Labeling Act of 2023 is a bill designed to end consumer confusion around food date labeling by standardizing date labels on food products to ensure usable food is not thrown away; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of California, jointly, That the Legislature urges the President and Congress of the United States to enact the federal Food Date Labeling Act of 2023; and be it furtherResolved, That the Legislature commends all public and private efforts to address consumer confusion over date labels on food but recognizes that efforts must be accelerated to ensure food in this country is not wasted; and be it furtherResolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmits copies of this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the Majority Leader of the Senate, and to each Senator and Representative from California in the Congress of the United States.
	1	+	Enrolled July 03, 2024 Passed IN Senate June 27, 2024 Passed IN Assembly July 01, 2024 Amended IN Senate June 17, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Joint Resolution No. 10Introduced by Assembly Member Irwin(Coauthor: Senator Rubio)August 24, 2023Relative to food date labeling.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAJR 10, Irwin. Food date labeling.This measure would urge the President and Congress of the United States to enact the federal Food Date Labeling Act of 2023.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, Over one-third of food in the United States is never eaten; andWHEREAS, Uneaten food wastes agricultural land, water, chemicals, and energy; andWHEREAS, Food and organic material are the most common materials that end up in landfills and are incinerated in the United States; andWHEREAS, Managing wasted food costs the United States $444 billion each year; andWHEREAS, Food loss and food waste represent 8 percent of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions; andWHEREAS, Californias short-lived climate pollutant strategy targets reductions in organic waste disposal and increased rescue of surplus food for people to eat in order to cut the states methane production; andWHEREAS, The United States has a goal to halve the amount of food loss and food waste in the country by 2030; andWHEREAS, Consumer confusion about the meaning of date labels on food is a leading cause of wasted food; andWHEREAS, Standardizing date labels on food has the potential to divert 800,000 tons of food waste from landfills and incineration each year; andWHEREAS, Standardizing date labels on food would have a net financial benefit of $3.55 billion in the United States; andWHEREAS, Key food brands and industry associations have voluntarily adopted streamlined date labeling phrases on food; andWHEREAS, California enacted the voluntary date labeling on food standard in 2017 with Assembly Bill 954; andWHEREAS, The federal Food Date Labeling Act of 2023 is a bill designed to end consumer confusion around food date labeling by standardizing date labels on food products to ensure usable food is not thrown away; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of California, jointly, That the Legislature urges the President and Congress of the United States to enact the federal Food Date Labeling Act of 2023; and be it furtherResolved, That the Legislature commends all public and private efforts to address consumer confusion over date labels on food but recognizes that efforts must be accelerated to ensure food in this country is not wasted; and be it furtherResolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmits copies of this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the Majority Leader of the Senate, and to each Senator and Representative from California in the Congress of the United States.
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3		-	Assembly Joint Resolution No. ~~10 CHAPTER 157Relative~~ to food date labeling. ~~[ Filed with Secretary of State July 18, 2024. ]~~ LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAJR 10, Irwin. Food date labeling.This measure would urge the President and Congress of the United States to enact the federal Food Date Labeling Act of 2023.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO
	3	+	Enrolled July 03, 2024 Passed IN Senate June 27, 2024 Passed IN Assembly July 01, 2024 Amended IN Senate June 17, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Joint Resolution No. 10Introduced by Assembly Member Irwin(Coauthor: Senator Rubio)August 24, 2023Relative to food date labeling.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAJR 10, Irwin. Food date labeling.This measure would urge the President and Congress of the United States to enact the federal Food Date Labeling Act of 2023.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO
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5		-	Assembly ~~Joint Resolution No.~~ ~~10 CHAPTER 157~~
	5	+	Enrolled July 03, 2024 Passed IN Senate June 27, 2024 Passed IN Assembly July 01, 2024 Amended IN Senate June 17, 2024
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7		-	Assembly Joint Resolution No. 10
	7	+	Enrolled July 03, 2024
	8	+	Passed IN Senate June 27, 2024
	9	+	Passed IN Assembly July 01, 2024
	10	+	Amended IN Senate June 17, 2024
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9		-	CHAPTER 157
	12	+	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
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	14	+	Assembly Joint Resolution
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	16	+	No. 10
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	18	+	Introduced by Assembly Member Irwin(Coauthor: Senator Rubio)August 24, 2023
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	20	+	Introduced by Assembly Member Irwin(Coauthor: Senator Rubio)
	21	+	August 24, 2023
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11	23		Relative to food date labeling.
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13		-	[ Filed with Secretary of State July 18, 2024. ]
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15	25		LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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17	27		## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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19	29		AJR 10, Irwin. Food date labeling.
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21	31		This measure would urge the President and Congress of the United States to enact the federal Food Date Labeling Act of 2023.
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23	33		This measure would urge the President and Congress of the United States to enact the federal Food Date Labeling Act of 2023.
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27	37		## Bill Text
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29	39		WHEREAS, Over one-third of food in the United States is never eaten; and
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31	41		WHEREAS, Uneaten food wastes agricultural land, water, chemicals, and energy; and
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33	43		WHEREAS, Food and organic material are the most common materials that end up in landfills and are incinerated in the United States; and
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35	45		WHEREAS, Managing wasted food costs the United States $444 billion each year; and
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37	47		WHEREAS, Food loss and food waste represent 8 percent of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions; and
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39	49		WHEREAS, Californias short-lived climate pollutant strategy targets reductions in organic waste disposal and increased rescue of surplus food for people to eat in order to cut the states methane production; and
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41	51		WHEREAS, The United States has a goal to halve the amount of food loss and food waste in the country by 2030; and
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43	53		WHEREAS, Consumer confusion about the meaning of date labels on food is a leading cause of wasted food; and
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45	55		WHEREAS, Standardizing date labels on food has the potential to divert 800,000 tons of food waste from landfills and incineration each year; and
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47	57		WHEREAS, Standardizing date labels on food would have a net financial benefit of $3.55 billion in the United States; and
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49	59		WHEREAS, Key food brands and industry associations have voluntarily adopted streamlined date labeling phrases on food; and
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51	61		WHEREAS, California enacted the voluntary date labeling on food standard in 2017 with Assembly Bill 954; and
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53	63		WHEREAS, The federal Food Date Labeling Act of 2023 is a bill designed to end consumer confusion around food date labeling by standardizing date labels on food products to ensure usable food is not thrown away; now, therefore, be it
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55	65		Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of California, jointly, That the Legislature urges the President and Congress of the United States to enact the federal Food Date Labeling Act of 2023; and be it further
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57	67		Resolved, That the Legislature commends all public and private efforts to address consumer confusion over date labels on food but recognizes that efforts must be accelerated to ensure food in this country is not wasted; and be it further
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59	69		Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmits copies of this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the Majority Leader of the Senate, and to each Senator and Representative from California in the Congress of the United States.