SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 21 -- The California State Assembly Democratic Caucus issued the following news release:
SACRAMENTO, CA - Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill (AB) 2779, authored by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks), to make targeted clarifications to California's uniform food date labeling law and provide greater certainty to businesses implementing the new requirements.
"California took an important step toward reducing consumer confusion and food waste when we established our first-in-the-nation food date labeling requirements," said Assemblymember Irwin. "AB 2779 makes targeted technical corrections so businesses can implement the law consistently while preserving the simple, standardized system consume...