Apparently in France it is. Is there any other country that has this type of law implemented? Mandatory donations or something of the sort?
I hope not. I threw out a box of tins yesterday that I had forgotten about in a remote corner of the basement. On the other hand they were so many years past their “best before” date they might no longer qualify as food…
No. It should be though. To be fair though a lot does get donated, just not enough. It doesn’t help that the “best by” date system is often inaccurate and somewhat arbitrary.
I think in Finland, food is rarely if at all donated from shops because it would create some opportunities for employees to effectively steal food by marking it as throw away. Same with other items. Also, expired food would be a liability hazard. Surplus or closer to the date stuff can be sold at heavy discounts, though. Unsold things finally just need to be disposed of somehow.
Some of our neighbours have received help with food from somewhere before, and it was all stuff that had reached its “best before” (parasta ennen) date. So I’m not sure if they somehow got around the liability thing.
Imo the best before date is mostly bullshit anyway, its a date until which the food’s quality is guaranteed by the manufacturer, but will still be edible for a while after the date has passed. It is in my opinion absolute insanity that this food is thrown away, it should be possible for food that has just passed this date to be donated to the needy.
No, but oddly the reverse is the case, where it’s illegal to feed the homeless. They’re afraid of poisonings.
In America it’s encouraged. Why? cause “fUcK pOOr pEePlE” that’s why
