Monday, 19 September 2016

France becomes first country to force all supermarkets to give unsold food to needy

France becomes first country to force all supermarkets to give unsold food to needy

Supermarkets in France have been banned from throwing away or spoiling unsold food by law. The stores are now required to donate unwanted food to charities and food banks. To stop foragers, some supermarkets have poured bleach over the discarded food or storing binned food in locked warehouses.
Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/french-law-bans-supermarkets-throwing-away-and-spoiling-unsold-food-giving-them-to-food-banks-and-a6855371.html?source=Snapzu

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