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Seems very similar to how Restaurants and grocery stores throw food out instead of giving it to shelters and homeless people. It’s a common corporate policy in
by extralego 8y ago
Seems very similar to how Restaurants and grocery stores throw food out instead of giving it to shelters and homeless people. It’s a common corporate policy in the US. The only justification seems to be that if they gave it away, they might miss out on some otherwise potential sales.
- taneq 8y agoI think there's also liability issues, like if they give away food and someone gets salmonella poisoning or has an allergic reaction or something then they could get sued. It sucks but it's not completely arbitrary.
- fjsolwmv 8y agoThat's a myth. Good Samaritan laws exempt that
- eximius 8y agoDoesn't get rid of bad press.
- ben_w 8y agoIn addition to possible bad press, it’s also common for people to not know the law. And as I read news stories asking if the reader knew the difference between “best before”, “sell by”, and “use by”, I would also expect some to destroy the produce out of a misguided but kind desire to avoid harming those who they could legally and effectively help.
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- squarefoot 8y agoThrowing away food is a common practice also in production factories to keep prices fixed. If a resource supply becomes too much available compared to its demand, the price lowers, and we aren't anymore at the "get an apple from a tree and sell it" level: if the price lowers too much entire production or distribution companies can go bankrupt. It stinks badly, but is a sad reality.