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I have never heard of a food bank in Ontario offering food with passed expiration dates. I previously volunteered there and most of the food was from grocery st
by iinnPP 3y ago
I have never heard of a food bank in Ontario offering food with passed expiration dates. I previously volunteered there and most of the food was from grocery stores/corporate donors, but not expired.
- mbg721 3y agoNot in Ontario, but I helped sort canned goods for a charity a few times, and they were compelled by law to be much more strict with "best by" dates and dented cans than I would be at home. I assume that approach is pretty common across North America.
- tiahura 3y agoActually in the US there is a law that protects charities from being sued for providing spoiled food. The Good Samaritain Food Donation Act.
- gowld 3y agoThat's not true. The law only applies to wholesale supply chain, not providing food to consumers. https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2020/08/13/good-samaritan-act-provides-liability-protection-food-donations https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2020/08/13/good-samaritan-ac...
- tiahura 3y agoThe act also provides limited liability protection, both civil and criminal, for those who distribute food and groceries, such as food banks. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/1791 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/1791
- WindyLakeReturn 3y agoThe food bank I worked at had guidelines per item group. Different items had different levels of strictness, though any worker was free to throw away any item if they thought it was spoiled or too badly damaged. Dents were okay as long as it remained sealed. My guess is the strictness of the rules is driven by availability of resources and the level of need being met by the organization.
- gowld 3y agoFood does not have expiration dates. Food has "sell by" or "best by" dates.
- acheron 3y agoMeat usually has "use by" (or "use or freeze by") which is an expiration date.