Comment on Supermarkets destroy food if it doesn't sell. We can always feed the world. We just don't.

GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  As previously pointed out by another user, if you are talking the US than, the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act of 1996 shields donated food. It is absolutely a choice not to donate it.

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  • GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That leaves plenty of room to be sued actually. It provides limited liability, not zero liability, and would be put to the test almost immediately.

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    • Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It has not though and it’s beem a law since the fucking 90s. Get real. If it was doing to fail in court it would have already.

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      • GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        But we’re in a topic about supermarkets throwing their food away instead of donating it lol

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• xav@programming.dev ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You know perfectly well they can give it all to charities e.g. 1 week before the date.

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  • GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Give away perfectly good in date food instead of selling it?

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    • xav@programming.dev ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yes. You can legislate, so for example you make the printed validity date 1 week sooner, then you know you have 1 week to give the food to charities.

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      • GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        So for food that doesn’t last a week to begin with?

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