; and (ii) located in a conspicuous place on the package of the food; and (B) may be on the label or, at the discretion of the food labeler, elsewhere on the package. (2) Date format Each quality date and discard date shall be stated in terms of day and month and, as appropriate, year. (3) Abbreviations A food labeler may use a standard abbreviation of BB and UB for the quality date and discard date, respectively, only if the food packaging is too small to include the uniform phrase described in subsection (a)(2) or (b)(2), as applicable. (4) Freeze by A food labeler may add or Freeze By following a quality date or discard date uniform phrase. (d) Infant formula This title and the amendments made by this title— (1) do not apply with respect to infant formula (as defined in section 201(z) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 321(z) )); and (2) shall not be construed to affect the requirements pertaining to infant formula under section 412 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 350a ) and other applicable provisions of law. (e) Education Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the administering Secretaries, acting jointly, shall provide consumer education and outreach on the meaning of quality date and discard date food labels. (f) Rule of construction; preemption (1) Rule of construction Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title shall be construed to prohibit any State or political subdivision of a State from establishing or continuing in effect any requirement that prohibits the sale or donation of foods based on passage of the discard date. (2) Preemption No State or political subdivision of a State may establish or continue in effect any requirement that— (A) relates to the inclusion in food labeling of a quality date or a discard date that is different from or in addition to, or that is otherwise not identical with, the requirements of this title and the amendments made by this title