Rutgers University
A statewide collaborative effort aims to keep billions of pounds of food from landfills while helping to fight food insecurity
Can a bakery donate two-day-old bread? Can a grocery store give away a sandwich that was made yesterday? How long after the "best by" date can you donate a can of beans?
Every year, the average New Jerseyan discards roughly 325 pounds of edible food - millions of potential meals left to rot in landfills due in part to confusion over what can, and cannot, be safely and legally given away.
New recommendations, co-authored by members of the Rutgers Cooperative Extension, aim to remove the mystery from the food donation process, to get more wholesome, healthy nutrition to the people who need it most.
The New Jersey Food Donation Guidelines
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