Food Salvage
Encyclopedia
Food salvage is a term for food gleaning
programs that collect surplus food from restaurants and dining facilities and distribute it to local emergency food programs on a regular basis.
Some organizations, notably Fareshare
in England
, go further, and also work with food manufacturers to minimize food wastage. In 2005 2,000 tonnes of food was saved from being wasted, This food was then redistributed to a community food network of 300 organizations. This food contributed to over 3.3 million meals to 12,000 disadvantaged people each day in 34 cities and towns across the UK.
In order for food salvage programs in the United States
to operate within sanitary and legal guidelines, the Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act
was passed in 1996.
Gleaning
Gleaning is the act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields after they have been commercially harvested or on fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest...
programs that collect surplus food from restaurants and dining facilities and distribute it to local emergency food programs on a regular basis.
Some organizations, notably Fareshare
FareShare
FareShare is a national United Kingdom charity operating since 2004, aimed at relieving food poverty and reducing food waste. They do this by taking surplus food and drink from the food industry and redistributing it amongst communities.-See also:...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, go further, and also work with food manufacturers to minimize food wastage. In 2005 2,000 tonnes of food was saved from being wasted, This food was then redistributed to a community food network of 300 organizations. This food contributed to over 3.3 million meals to 12,000 disadvantaged people each day in 34 cities and towns across the UK.
In order for food salvage programs in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to operate within sanitary and legal guidelines, the Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act
Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act
The Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act was created to encourage food donation to nonprofits by minimizing liability, in accordance with the Model Good Samaritan Food Donation Act. Signed into law by President Bill Clinton, this law, named after Rep...
was passed in 1996.
External links
- University of Puget Sound Food Salvage Program - A student-run Food Salvage program operating since 1999.