Voluntary Food Climate Labeling Act

HR 848 establishes a voluntary program allowing food manufacturers, importers, distributors, or sellers to display a standardized "food climate label" on products. The label provides two numerical summaries of a food's total lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions: one covering production (growing, processing, packaging, distribution) and another covering consumption (storage, retail, home use, disposal). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) develops the label format, verification standards, and a public database to ensure accuracy and accessibility, while requiring businesses to verify their own production data and EPA to validate consumption data. Participation is optional, with no requirement for businesses to reduce emissions - only to disclose verified emissions data to help consumers make informed choices.