In France, supermarkets are obliged to give unsold food to charities

Enough to throw eduFrantsuzsky parliament passed a law banning grocery stores to destroy or dispose of unsold food products, which can still be eaten. Instead, the owners of supermarkets will have to transfer them to charities, used for animal feed or fertilizer production. This is a simple and obvious solution should be introduced in all developed countries: found that at least 30% of the food produced goes straight to the trash.





The new law is part of a bill aimed at reducing the amount of waste and to reduce the environmental impact of France. In general, the bill is still being discussed and needs final approval from the Senate.

Large grocery stores, an area of ​​over 400 square meters. m., will have until July 2016 to conclude a formal agreement charitable organizations to ensure the delivery of all their surplus food products. Failure to do so may result in a fine of € 75 000 ($ 83 000), or two years' imprisonment.

Such measures will be taken not only in relation to supermarkets, the bill also touches food waste in schools. The bill became part of the French government program to reduce waste by 2025 by 50%.

via mentalfloss.com/article/64292/france-mandates-supermarkets-give-surplus-food-charity