Portland Police guard dumpsters of discarded food

[XanaDUer2]

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2021/02/portland-police-guard-dumpster-face-off-with-residents-trying-to-get-discarded-food-from-fred-meyer.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=oregonian_sf&utm_medium=social

Workers at the Hollywood West Fred Meyer threw away thousands of perishable items because the store, like many others, had lost power in an outage brought on by the region’s winter storm.

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[KarenS]

1. Instead of tossing it why not give it away??

I just don't understand this.

[KewlKat]

3. I was told years ago if food was left from say a store in a dumpster then they had no

liability. Maybe that’s wrong and if the hungry took the food and got sick they could still be liable?

No way to know if the food had spoiled as they may not know how long it was unrefrigerated?

[gladium et scutum]

4. What do the Oregon Dept of Public Health regulations

require in instances like this. My guess they error on the side of food safety. If in doubt, throw it out.

[OldBaldy1701E]

2. Welcome to America!

Where we live for waste, not aid! Pathetic. There could be so many people helped by that food, and they would let it waste away rather than help people. And, some wonder why I am such a cynic...