it appears that france has passed a law requiring businesses to donate throw away food to charities instead of throwing them in the trash, or face steep fines and possibly prison time
i've no doubt this will irk our resident libertarians who will take the moral high ground on the matter valuing the freedom to decide whether to throw food in the trash or to poor hungry people but i'm curious where the rest of pard stands on this issue
personally i think it ought to be implemented in every country
https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/big-win-french-supermarkets-can-no-longer-throw-aw/Quote
The French senate unanimously passed a law on Wednesday that stops grocery stores from throwing away and intentionally spoiling food that approaches best-buy dates.
Instead, they'll have to give all of this food to charities and food banks, which will provide the hungry with millions of more meals. Just a 15% increase in donated food will mean 10 million more meals per year.
A recent spike in France's unemployed and homeless populations has caused more families to forage for food. To stop people from going through store dumpsters, some managers have resorted to pouring bleach over everything or using locks to make the food impossible to get.
The law will put an end to this cruel behavior by imposing contracts on super markets that, if violated, will lead to hefty fines and even prison sentences. Worldwide, too much food is thrown away and it should rightly be viewed as a crime.