AB 2577 (Irwin)

OVERVIEW:

AB 2577 directs CalRecycle to include product labeling requirements that reduce food waste in existing edible food recovery efforts.

THE ISSUE:

Another potential vehicle to reduce food waste due to consumer confusion, this bill would give CalRecycle oversight authority to regulate terminology in food product labeling. While it doesn’t establish specific regulations, this bill designates food waste reduction and labeling concerns as within CalRecycle’s scope of work for edible food recovery.

See related legislation: AB 6660 (Irwin) Simplifying Expiration Dates

Position: Sponsored by Californians Against Waste
Contact: Nick Lapis

Status: Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee

Current language, analysis, and votes:  AB 2577