the law adopted last year by the French Parliament and applied since Wednesday. This means that large grocery stores no longer allowed to throw food that approaches the best before date. Charities will now be able to offer millions more free meals to the poor every year, writes The Guardian.
Behind the amendment is a robust campaigning by customers and people who protested against food wastage. The activists hope that the issue will end up at EU level so that more countries are introducing similar laws against food waste.
The amendment means that stores nor may destroy food that is thrown away, something made by shops that want to avoid the so-called dumpstrare looking through the discarded food. Some French supermarkets have poured bleach on his discarded food, writes The Guardian.
The law applies to stores that are at least 400 square meters. Companies will now be forced to sign the contract with charitable organizations, to avoid fines of up to EUR 75 000.
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