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4		-	AN ACT concerning health.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act is
8		-	amended by adding Section 11.5 as follows:
9		-	(410 ILCS 620/11.5 new)
10		-	Sec. 11.5. Standardization of food labeling.
11		-	(a) As used in this Section:
12		-	"Quality date" means a date on a label affixed to the
13		-	packaging or a container of food that communicates to
14		-	consumers the date after which the food quality may begin to
15		-	deteriorate but the food may still be acceptable for
16		-	consumption.
17		-	"Safety date" means a date on a label affixed to the
18		-	packaging or container of food that communicates to consumers
19		-	that the food should be consumed or frozen, if appropriate, by
20		-	the date listed on the package that applies to perishable
21		-	products with potential safety implications over time.
22		-	"Sell by date" means a date on a label affixed to the
23		-	packaging or container of food that is intended to communicate
24		-	primarily to a distributor or retailer for purposes of stock
25		-	rotation and is not a quality date or a safety date.
26		-	(b) The Department of Agriculture, in consultation with
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning health.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act is
	7	+	5 amended by adding Section 11.5 as follows:
	8	+	6 (410 ILCS 620/11.5 new)
	9	+	7 Sec. 11.5. Standardization of food labeling.
	10	+	8 (a) As used in this Section:
	11	+	9 "Quality date" means a date on a label affixed to the
	12	+	10 packaging or a container of food that communicates to
	13	+	11 consumers the date after which the food quality may begin to
	14	+	12 deteriorate but the food may still be acceptable for
	15	+	13 consumption.
	16	+	14 "Safety date" means a date on a label affixed to the
	17	+	15 packaging or container of food that communicates to consumers
	18	+	16 that the food should be consumed or frozen, if appropriate, by
	19	+	17 the date listed on the package that applies to perishable
	20	+	18 products with potential safety implications over time.
	21	+	19 "Sell by date" means a date on a label affixed to the
	22	+	20 packaging or container of food that is intended to communicate
	23	+	21 primarily to a distributor or retailer for purposes of stock
	24	+	22 rotation and is not a quality date or a safety date.
	25	+	23 (b) The Department of Agriculture, in consultation with
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33		-	the Department of Public Health, shall, on or before July 1,
34		-	2024, publish information to encourage food manufacturers,
35		-	processors, and retailers responsible for the labeling of food
36		-	products to voluntarily use the following uniform terms on
37		-	food product labels to communicate quality dates and safety
38		-	dates:
39		-	(1) "BEST if Used by" or "BEST if Used or Frozen by" to
40		-	indicate the quality date of a product; and
41		-	(2) "USE by" or "USE by or Freeze by" to indicate the
42		-	safety date of a product.
43		-	(c) The Department of Agriculture shall promote the
44		-	consistent use of the terms specified pursuant to subsection
45		-	(b) in the course of its existing interactions with food
46		-	manufacturers, processors, and retailers.
47		-	(d) In the process of implementing subsection (b), the
48		-	Department shall encourage food distributors and retailers to
49		-	develop alternatives to consumer-facing "sell by" dates.
50		-	(e) The Department may accept nonstate funds from public
51		-	and private sources to educate consumers about the meaning of
52		-	the quality dates and safety dates specified in this Section.
53		-	Funds accepted by the Department pursuant to this subsection
54		-	shall be deposited into the Food and Drug Safety Fund.
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	34	+	1 the Department of Public Health, shall, on or before July 1,
	35	+	2 2024, publish information to encourage food manufacturers,
	36	+	3 processors, and retailers responsible for the labeling of food
	37	+	4 products to voluntarily use the following uniform terms on
	38	+	5 food product labels to communicate quality dates and safety
	39	+	6 dates:
	40	+	7 (1) "BEST if Used by" or "BEST if Used or Frozen by" to
	41	+	8 indicate the quality date of a product; and
	42	+	9 (2) "USE by" or "USE by or Freeze by" to indicate the
	43	+	10 safety date of a product.
	44	+	11 (c) The Department of Agriculture shall promote the
	45	+	12 consistent use of the terms specified pursuant to subsection
	46	+	13 (b) in the course of its existing interactions with food
	47	+	14 manufacturers, processors, and retailers.
	48	+	15 (d) In the process of implementing subsection (b), the
	49	+	16 Department shall encourage food distributors and retailers to
	50	+	17 develop alternatives to consumer-facing "sell by" dates.
	51	+	18 (e) The Department may accept nonstate funds from public
	52	+	19 and private sources to educate consumers about the meaning of
	53	+	20 the quality dates and safety dates specified in this Section.
	54	+	21 Funds accepted by the Department pursuant to this subsection
	55	+	22 shall be deposited into the Food and Drug Safety Fund.
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