Food recovery program

Senate Bill and Food Recovery. What Is Edible Food? Edible food means food intended for people to eat, including food not sold because of: Appearance Age Freshness Grade Size Surplus Edible food includes but is not limited to: Prepared foods Packaged foods Produce. All food donations must meet the food safety requirements of the California Retail Food Code. For more information on safe surplus food donation and food safety, please visit the California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health website.

Jurisdictions Jurisdictions play a vital role in ensuring that robust food recovery programs are implemented in their communities. Food Donors SB categorizes regulated food donors into two tiers that must start donating edible food in and Food Recovery Organizations Starting in , regulated food donors must establish agreements with local food recovery organizations to safely donate edible food.

Close alert. Set your location: Set Cancel. My Location: Loading Font Size:. By Topic. Contact Us Melanie Mason Melanie. Food Recovery Program. Need more information? Live Chat Contact Us. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. JavaScript appears to be disabled on this computer. Please click here to see any active alerts. We are grateful for the dedication of our Food Recovery Challenge partners and their efforts to reduce and divert waste.

EPA is planning to evolve our Sustainable Materials Management partnership programs to align with our new priorities. At this time, we are no longer accepting new Food Recovery Challenge partners.