Yeah, and by the time the food and fruit is arrived/shipped they would still eat it?

Looks like that flew over someone's head this morning.

This post was edited by HighschoolTurd on Aug 11 2014 02:22am

In all fairness to the French who first invented this technology. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Appert
Charities could make efforts to preserve these foods nearing spoilage by cooking and canning them.

Should take no more than a few hours to get it from the supermarket to hungry people ...

You're acting like you're going to ship it from New York to California ...


You have the local food bank pick it up and have a nightly give out in troubled neighbourhoods or at the food banks location ... Sure the people can't save it ... But there are plenty of people with instant hunger needs .


I don't understand what's so complicated about food is better off in people than in a trash bin .... Supermarkets don't keep food until it's rotten ... It's usually thrown out a day or two before it's no good.

Another solid option .


Cabbage soup is healthy as fuck too .

So the grocery stores wont throw food and will donate it?
Sounds nice.

alot of processed / packaged foods with 'best before' dates can still be eaten long after the suggested day

this is great, i hope other countries follow

I dont know about the food markets in USA, but in france we got one relatively big ones lets say every 10 or 20 kilometers (and maybe 40 km. far out of town)
So the distance isnt really problem if locally managed...

Food market close at 8h pm and usually never sell food with an "end date" occuring the current day; all that give time to move and to eat most of the food imo.

Basically Homeless people will become obese.

If that's the case, it seems like a good idea. The charities are practically saving stores the trouble of throwing things away. Seems like it'd be a win-win.

This is also like making large companies recycle or properly dispose of waste. Once the logistics are covered, it won't be a cost issue to the stores if all they're doing is putting food in a different bin.

Honestly, I was expecting to open this thread to find out the French did something completely derpshit. I'm glad it's not the case.

...this is an insult to the poor . Supermarkets here already donate vast quantities of non-perishable items to food banks but to tell the poor " here you go , eat the rotting and spoiling fruit we wouldn't touch " is reprehensible .

I support this law just to see how it actually works out.