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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFrance to force big supermarkets to give away unsold food to charity
Frances parliament has pledged to crack down on a national epidemic of food waste by passing a law banning supermarkets destroying unsold food, instead obliging them to give it to charities or put it to other uses such as animal feed.
The national assembly voted unanimously on Thursday evening in favour of the measure, proposed by the Socialist deputy Guillaume Garot, a former food minister. Its scandalous to see bleach being poured into supermarket dustbins along with edible foods, he said.
The new law explicitly bans the practice of supermarkets deliberately spoiling unsold food so it cannot be eaten. Bigger supermarkets those with a footprint of 400 sq m or more will be obliged to sign formal contracts with charities over the new measures by July next year, or face penalties including fines of up to 75,000 (£53,000) or two years in jail.
The measures are part of wider official efforts to halve the amount of food waste in the country by 2025. According to official estimates, the average French person throws out between 20-30kg of food a year, at a combined national cost of up to 20bn.
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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/22/france-to-force-big-supermarkets-to-give-away-unsold-food-to-charity
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)Recursion
(56,582 posts)They partner with most grocers, and WalMart and Kroger specifically have their own gleaning programs in most states they operate in that distributes to local food banks.
http://www.usda.gov/oce/foodwaste/resources/donations.htm
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)As a manager for a Carvel store I delivered unsold ice cream cakes to our local food bank.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)Any dented cans or torn bags of pet food are given to animal Control, and in turn they give it to people who need help with pet food bills.
Dunno what stores here do with people food tho. The churches handle the charity work in most areas.
daleanime
(17,796 posts)from a single restaurant while I was working.
We need to start having proper disposal off food waste period.
Romeo.lima333
(1,127 posts)Recursion
(56,582 posts)At a minor k street think tank and lobby. The only real success I contributed to was getting farmers markets to accept SNAP, but it taught me a lot about food in the US...
Romeo.lima333
(1,127 posts)website and this info. i mean i know how to do a simple google search but ... well anyway thanks for taking the time to reply
Paper Roses
(7,473 posts)Why is this food not given to food pantries, homeless shelters or farms?
Answer:
Health laws.
If this is the case, the laws should be changed. Too much of our bounty goes into landfill.
Such a waste!
mac56
(17,566 posts)that provide liability protection to food donors.
http://www.usda.gov/oce/foodwaste/resources/donations.htm
Romeo.lima333
(1,127 posts)mac56
(17,566 posts)Romeo.lima333
(1,127 posts)Adrahil
(13,340 posts)I read that something like 40% of the food in this country goes to waste. That's a moral crime.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)About time!
Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)an inequitably large tax credit for it though.