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
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Starglasses@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 months agoThat’s an extreme claim. Not believable.
Pieisawesome@lemmy.world 9 months ago
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Expired food? There might be laws against stuff like that.
meekah@lemmy.world 9 months 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 9 months ago
Maybe not the best name. Second harvest is also a term for eating shit!
icedterminal@lemmy.world 9 months 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.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
Well its true here in Colorado at least