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French food waste law changing how grocery stores approach excess food

Image: Ruth Hartnup, Heirloom cherry tomatoes at Wholefoods, Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic
Image: Ruth Hartnup, Heirloom cherry tomatoes at Wholefoods, Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic

Since 2016, French grocery stores have been banned from throwing away edible food. This story examines the effects of the new law. For example, donations to food banks have increased in quantity and quality.

Read the full story here. See also the Foodsource resource How are food losses and waste an environmental concern?

 

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