Economy Supermarket destroys food, does not let people salvage them

[Queen B]

Conservatard logic

They are destroying food because of power outage and arent letting hungry people salvage them

but but you didnt earn this with your privleidged upbringing!

 

[Benny Viper]

It’s for their own good. God bless Al Capone and expiration dates.

 

[lsa]

I wish they would throw you out.

 

[Staph infection]

There is liability if someone were to get sick from any of that food. The people may be hungry but let one of them get sick and they would sue right away.

If there are so many hungry and starving people up there they should stop their nightly temper tantrums and work to help each other.

 

[Queen B]

There is liability if someone were to get sick from any of that food. The people may be hungry but let one of them get sick and they would sue right away.

If there are so many hungry and starving people up there they should stop their nightly temper tantrums and work to help each other.

Its not a donation.

 

[Zazen]

These responses make me lose faith in humanity. This is just yet another sign that America is collapsing, complete disregard for the well-being of other Americans. I always grew up thinking that people in the states cared for one another but once I became older I realized this hyper individualistic attitude in America is so destructive. The pandemic really showed peoples' true colors and in some ways I'm thankful for it because it made me realize who is worth keeping around as a friend. There shouldn't be anyone supporting this. Not in a country as wealthy as America

 

[tonni]

Most of the food that gets thrown away in the supermarket is totally fine to eat. Complete and utter waste. Of course, profits etc.

 

[KnightTemplar]

Most of the food that gets thrown away in the supermarket is totally fine to eat. Complete and utter waste. Of course, profits etc.

I work in Retail, and can confirm this. Don't let the friendly adverts etc fool you: Big Retail is every bit as ruthless as Amazon etc.

 

[genecop]

Blame the legal cartel, if control was less, and people took more responsibility, then we wouldn’t have to worry about liability in situations like these..The Dumpster is open, eat at your own risk..But Noooo, let’s make it a legal thing..LOL

 

[salamander]

A while back a Second Cup shop in my town started pouring bleach on their left over-croissants, bagels and muffins before bagging them and throwing them out because people were breaking the locks on the dumpster to get at them.

 

[Wrath of Foamy]

Fucking sickening.

 

[MicroBrew]

There is liability if someone were to get sick from any of that food. The people may be hungry but let one of them get sick and they would sue right away.

If there are so many hungry and starving people up there they should stop their nightly temper tantrums and work to help each other.

How would Fred Meyer be liable when they are not handing the food out?

 

[Queen B]

Its for profit.

They want people lining back up at the groceries after the outage to make up for the loss of product.

 

[TheWobbler]

Let them take the food. Its at there own risk because its not a donation.

 

[PolishHeadlock2]

If I want to give them the benefit of the doubt, they fear liability if someone gets sick or injured from dumpster diving on thier property and consuming discarded food?

Or is it more likely they just don't like the optics of dozens of undesirables hanging around thier store?

Either way @Andy Capp posted this in another thread that seems like a good solution going forward.

If I recall correctly, France has passed a law barring produce sellers from throwing away anything edible.

Yes, turns out that in fact I do,
French Food Waste Law Changing How Grocery Stores Approach Excess Food

"Opening a giant fridge, Dos Santos shows what else the store is giving away – yogurt, pizza, fresh fruits and vegetables, and cheese.

But giving leftover food to charity is no longer just an act of goodwill. It's a requirement under a 2016 law that bans grocery stores from throwing away edible food."

We obviously need such a law in the US and Canada.

 

[BEER]

"If we can't profit off of this food, no one should eat it"

Disgusting.

 

[PolishHeadlock2]

How would Fred Meyer be liable when they are not handing the food out?

It's on thier property

 

[grimballer]

common practice of stores destroying things they cant sell...

if they dont do that ppl will just wait for them to ghrow it away and dumpster dive

 

[TryggeTryggvar]

A while back a Second Cup shop in my town started pouring bleach on their left over-croissants, bagels and muffins before bagging them and throwing them out because people were breaking the locks on the dumpster to get at them.

Do they really need to pour bleach on anything when your location says nocturne?
Also this being america im thinking there would be some legal loophole to get sued to bolivia if people get sick if you just let them have this food but I really have 0 clue, it just sounds very american.
On a happier note in the town i live in in norway a local church community gets the food thats about to expire from all the local food store chains and freeze it, then people in need can come get it if they want it. The only price you pay is getting an earful of gospel

 

[Diogenes of Sinope]

These responses make me lose faith in humanity. This is just yet another sign that America is collapsing, complete disregard for the well-being of other Americans. I always grew up thinking that people in the states cared for one another but once I became older I realized this hyper individualistic attitude in America is so destructive. The pandemic really showed peoples' true colors and in some ways I'm thankful for it because it made me realize who is worth keeping around as a friend. There shouldn't be anyone supporting this. Not in a country as wealthy as America

A country that has such a vast amount of multiculturalism, needs a uniting culture to help everyone have a sense of camaraderie.