The Voluntary Food Climate Labeling Act would direct the Environmental Protection Agency to create an optional labeling program for food products that displays their greenhouse gas emissions across their entire lifecycle, from ingredient growing through consumer disposal. Food manufacturers, importers, distributors, and sellers who want to participate would apply to the EPA for permission to use the label, which would show two numerical summaries of emissions: one covering production through distribution, and another covering storage, retail display, consumer use, and end-of-life disposal. The label would also include a QR code linking to detailed information and verification methods. The EPA would establish this program within two years of the bill's enactment, working with the Department of Agriculture and Federal Trade Commission, and would create a public database, provide technical assistance to participants, and launch consumer education campaigns. The bill includes penalties up to ten thousand dollars per violation for fraudulent use of the label and requires the EPA to report on the program's effectiveness in seven years and every five years thereafter.
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