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shockedcanadian

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5. Whats wrong with this idea?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2015, 07:00 PM

May 2015

Absolute genius. People who can't afford food miss meals while good food goes to waste. I didn't even need to read the article, the outline says enough. Where is the humanity in spoiling food while some starve in your own country?

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France to force big supermarkets to give unsold food to charities [View all] kpete May 2015 OP

kick samsingh May 2015 #1

Cool PatSeg May 2015 #2

Good for them! We'd need a law here before stores would do it though. 7962 May 2015 #3

Yes. Meat could be a problem. But packaged goods and a lot of fruits and vegetables JDPriestly May 2015 #12

The food bank where I work beveeheart May 2015 #13

Thats wonderful! I bet there is a LOT of it too. 7962 May 2015 #15

In the US the former president of Trader Joe's has a plan too. Kablooie May 2015 #4

Whats wrong with this idea? shockedcanadian May 2015 #5

modern supermarkets are the cause of this, by changing the way food is sold... msongs May 2015 #6

They used to mark down alot of produce in my brothers department at his old store cstanleytech May 2015 #9

The produce store I shop at still has a discount section. independentpiney May 2015 #16

kick edgineered May 2015 #7

Vive la France! nt valerief May 2015 #8

geeeez. at least feed it to animals. mopinko May 2015 #10

Great. I think a lot of US supermarkets will do this voluntarily if charities JDPriestly May 2015 #11

HyVee here in kansas city gives a ton of food leftyladyfrommo May 2015 #14