; or (ii) any other food, including a processed food, for which it is reasonably foreseeable that the food will be eaten without further processing that would significantly minimize biological hazards. (5) Safety date The term safety date means a date printed on food packaging of a high-risk ready-to-eat product, which signifies the end of the estimated period of shelf life under any stated storage conditions, after which the product may pose a health safety risk. 402. Quality dates and safety dates (a) Quality dates (1) In general If a food labeler includes a quality date on food packaging, the label shall use the uniform quality date label phrase under paragraph (2). (2) Uniform phrase The uniform quality date label phrase under this paragraph shall be BEST If Used By , unless and until the administering Secretaries, acting jointly, specify through rulemaking another uniform phrase to be used for purposes of complying with paragraph (1). (3) Option of labeler The decision to include a quality date on food packaging shall be at the discretion of the food labeler. (b) Safety dates (1) In general The label of a ready-to-eat product that meets the criteria established under paragraph (3)(A) shall include a safety date determined under paragraph (3)(B) that is immediately preceded by the uniform safety date label phrase under paragraph (2). (2) Uniform phrase The uniform safety date label phrase under this paragraph shall be USE By , unless and until the administering Secretaries jointly specify through rulemaking another uniform phrase to be used for purposes of complying with paragraph (1). (3) High-risk ready-to-eat products The administering Secretaries, acting jointly, shall issue guidance— (A) establishing criteria for determining the conditions under which ready-to-eat products may have a high level of risk associated with consumption after a certain date