Per capita the US wastes more food than any other country… I just made that up but sounds about right.
Comment on Grocery stores should have food banks
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 year ago
In the US the expired food goes to charity
Seudo@lemmy.world 1 year ago
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 year ago
Ok, I guess? I think golf resorts should stop filling their swimming pools with insulin. That sounds about right.
Raiderkev@lemmy.world 1 year ago
In a perfect world maybe. We threw out a ton when I worked at 1 ~ 5 years ago.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 year ago
I’m sure it depends on the store and region
SilverFlame@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I worked produce in a supermarket for a little while. Our expired food was sent out to be used as animal feed. Not as good as charity but still a fine use for expired food.
optissima@lemmy.world 1 year ago
So it was resold?
SilverFlame@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Donated. Resold in the sense that eventually they sell the animals after butchering.
Starglasses@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 year ago
That’s an extreme claim. Not believable.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 year ago
Well its true here in Colorado at least
Pieisawesome@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Second harvest is a charity that specializes in exactly this.
They pick up food from grocery stores and distribute it.
There are chapters of second harvest across north america
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Expired food? There might be laws against stuff like that.
meekah@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I am not a lawyer, yadda yadda, but best before dates are only the manufacturer saying “this will taste like advertised up until this date”. It’s still perfectly fine to eat, usually for a good while. So I think you’d be fine if you just sufficiently made people aware that the best by date has passed, and that they should use common sense before consuming.
It’s probably a different story for things with an actual expiration date
greavous@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Maybe not the best name. Second harvest is also a term for eating shit!
icedterminal@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Really just depends on the store and where you are. Stores can get tax breaks for it.
The local Safeway offers it to charity, compost or livestock feed for the farms nearby. All you have to do is head inside and ask.