Liability fears keep stores and restaurants tossing food instead of feeding people
Restaurants and grocers often throw out leftover or near-expired food instead of donating it. Liability fears for perishable items are a main reason. The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act does protect good-faith donors from most lawsuits. Current donations stay mostly non-perishable, which keeps lawsuit numbers low. More perishable donations would raise the chance of people … Read more