Food Donation Improvement Act of 2021
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Dec 13, 2021)
Food Donation Improvement Act of 2021
This bill expands liability protections for the donation of food and grocery products.
Specifically, the bill expands the liability protections to include donations of an apparently fit grocery product or apparently wholesome food
- for which the recipient is charged a good Samaritan reduced price that is no greater than the cost of handling, administering, and distributing the food or product; or
- that is donated directly to a needy individual by a retail grocer, wholesaler, agricultural producer, restaurant, caterer, school food authority, or institution of higher education.
The Department of Agriculture must issue regulations that clarify the quality and labeling standards that food products donated under the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act must meet to be eligible for liability protection.
What just happenedDec 13, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseDec 13, 2021
- Dec 13, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Dec 13, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Dec 13, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House