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In this Act: (1) Administering Secretaries The term administering Secretaries means— (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to any product that is— (i) under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture; and (ii) (I) a poultry product (as defined in section 4 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 453)); (II) a meat food product (as defined in section 1 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601)); or (III) an egg product (as defined in section 4 of the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1033)); and (B) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to any product that is— (i) under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and (ii) a food (as defined in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321)). (2) Discard date phrase The term discard date phrase means a phrase voluntarily printed on a food packaging that signifies the end of the estimated period of shelf life under any stated storage conditions, after which the entity responsible for the food label advises the product not be consumed. (3) Quality date phrase The term quality date phrase means a phrase voluntarily printed on a food packaging that is intended to communicate to consumers when— (A) the quality of the product may begin to deteriorate; but (B) the product remains apparently wholesome food (as defined in subsection (b) of the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act (42 U.S.C. 1791(b))).