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[-] bad_alloc@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 6 hours ago

are almost ~~certainly being donated to homeless shelters~~ being thrown away and people who are taking some are persecuted... and hog farmers

fixed that for you :)

[-] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world -5 points 6 hours ago

you fixed nothing maybe where you live thats how it works but here in tejas we follow food safety rules as well as donated unsold produce to our local foodbanks and shelters. if that isnt how your community works then i hope you get to experience it firsthand. i have and without those good folks deeds we wouldve starved to death a long time ago.

[-] djsoren19@yiffit.net 15 points 5 hours ago

Have worked in grocery stores, it just gets thrown out. The level of food waste in the United States is legitimately stomach churning.

[-] mindaika@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 4 hours ago

And not even just thrown out: it’s usually intentionally damaged so it can’t be eaten

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 hours ago

In France it is illegal to throw food out. It has to go to the homeless or those stores will get fined.

You do know most people don't live in the US, right?

[-] AlexanderTheDead@lemmy.world 1 points 21 minutes ago

The commenter they were responding to literally mentioned the FDA. The US Federal Drug and Safety Administration.

[-] Madison420@lemmy.world 7 points 3 hours ago

You can safely assume American when you see English and monstrous business behaviors. Aside from that I think the US makes up most of Lemmy traffic anyhow.

[-] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 0 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

yeah as i said though, ymmv depending on loc

[-] Mushroomm@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 hours ago

In the capitalists west, there are only small grassroots projects doing this. Most volume of that stuff goes straight in padlocked trash when best before is met

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 hours ago

That is illegal in France. Which as far as I know is capitalist west.

[-] bizzle@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

Can confirm that at least Target donates a LOT of food in my area, source being I was on the logistics team and literally watched trucks taking stuff to the food bank

[-] bad_alloc@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 hours ago

Than you live in a better place than me. Well done to you and your community :)

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