I know forced sounds extreme, but so is homelessness, starvation and near homelessness. America has a serious problem with waste, a large carbon foot-print and homelessness. Whole Foods for example, probably throws out 1000's of dollars of food a day. I just watched a video of a dumpster diver who pulled out enough foods for at least 50 people, and it was good.
Expiration dates are not exact, just guesstimations.
5 countries already have a law.
In 2016, the French government essentially banned food waste in grocery stores. Primarily in response to a spike in demand at food banks and other charities (spurred by an increase in unemployment and homelessness), France made it a law that grocery stores must donate edible food instead of throwing it out.
https://foodhero.com/blogs/countries-fighting-food-waste
I won't accept any answers dealing with possibly making people sick from Salmonella and such. Clearly these other countries have ways to sort it out.
We have a store here where I am with near expiration date foods and there are services that sell it.
F these stores who profit on food that will almost go out of date. Geez, people will figure out ways to make a buck.
Edit: Thanks everyone for your feedback, I appreciate it. I can’t answer hundreds of replies, so I’ve received enough feedback and given out Delta points. Thanks for being so passionate about this subject. Thank you. I will not be answering anymore questions, as it would be too time consuming.
BREAKDOWN OF VOTES IN ASIA PACIFIC
India 163
Thailand 162
Japan 154
Vietnam 145
China 142
Korea 140
Cyprus 139
Mongolia 123
Lebanon 119
Sri Lanka 112
Philippines 87
From CNN correspondent Anjo Alimario:
https://twitter.com/anjocalimario/status/1459221949905702916?s=20
I think I read this in a book somewhere, but thought I’d share
I see a lot of politics in government lately (churches pushing back against lockdowns, abortion laws, and for some reason CRT) and I wonder why issues like removing interest on small loans never gets brought up and yet I continually hear politicians invoking religion when discussing gay and trans issues and other topics that affect far less people in a much less significant way.
