Food Salvage

Food Salvage

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 organisations, notably Fareshare in England, go further, and also work with food manufacturers to minimise food wastage. In 2005 [ [http://www.fareshare.org.uk/about/index.html About FareShare ] ] 2,000 tonnes of food was saved from being wasted, This food was then redistributed to a community food network of 300 organisations. 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 Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act [ [http://www.usda.gov/news/pubs/gleaning/appc.htm Gleaning Initiative: Appendix C ] ] was passed in 1996.

Student-Run Food Salvage Programs

* [http://www2.ups.edu/dsa/ciac/food_salvage.html University of Puget Sound Food Salvage Program] - A student-run Food Salvage program operating since 1999.

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