The regulations on what you’re allowed to sell are pretty crazy. I raised some pigs and got the cast offs from the food bank. Bread and vegetables and grains that were just past the date they could legally be sold as human food.
A lot of the waste is capitalist greed, to be sure, but some of it is due to reall
ly strict regulations on what you can sell as food without risking a lawsuit.
I donated about 10 pounds of pork chops to the food bank from the pigs, btw
The issue is the price keeps people from buying it so it hits its best before date. As the dates are coming up they could do price chopping and get it sold.
This happens in the U.S. for meat and baked goods, at least. I sometimes get a pretty good deal on meat when the expiration date is the next day. All you need to do is put it in the freezer immediately and eat it within the week.
There’s always a rack at the store with day-old baked goods marked down.
The regulations on what you’re allowed to sell are pretty crazy. I raised some pigs and got the cast offs from the food bank. Bread and vegetables and grains that were just past the date they could legally be sold as human food.
A lot of the waste is capitalist greed, to be sure, but some of it is due to reall ly strict regulations on what you can sell as food without risking a lawsuit.
I donated about 10 pounds of pork chops to the food bank from the pigs, btw
The issue is the price keeps people from buying it so it hits its best before date. As the dates are coming up they could do price chopping and get it sold.
Yep, we do this in the UK. It works pretty well.
This happens in the U.S. for meat and baked goods, at least. I sometimes get a pretty good deal on meat when the expiration date is the next day. All you need to do is put it in the freezer immediately and eat it within the week.
There’s always a rack at the store with day-old baked goods marked down.