Climate-Friendly Food Label Task Force Act

Climate-Friendly Food Label Task Force Act would create an advisory panel under the Secretary of Agriculture to study and advise on the development of a climate-friendly certification for agricultural products. The panel would include scientists, environmental advocates, industry representatives, and officials from key federal agencies, and it would deliver a report within one year with concrete recommendations on how a lifecycle-based, market-based climate-friendly certification could be designed and measured. The bill envisions using metrics such as life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions, water use, and land use, along with other criteria, and it emphasizes consumer education and choice through market-based approaches. Until the report is submitted, the Department of Agriculture would be barred from issuing regulations, certifying, or advertising any product as climate-friendly. The bill frames the effort as learning from and potentially expanding on the success of voluntary programs like the USDA Organic label, with potential for economic benefits for farmers and workers.