Comment on All this produce is going to spoil at the food bank where I volunteer
clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 1 month agoYes, grocery stores sometimes do this because they are again of being sued by someone who gets salmonella or something from the dumpster.
queermunist@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
This is what they tell the public.
In reality they just don’t want homeless people near their dumpsters.
bluesheep@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Or to give away anything for free. They’d rather destroy it than give away something that could’ve made money.
clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
I’m sure that’s a reason too.
queermunist@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
It’s the only reason.
If it was a liability concern, why are they intentionally poisoning the food? That would make them much more liable for someone becoming sickened.