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Chellie Pingree: “And when there is confusion around date labeling or how food can be disposed of, with the good Samaritan laws that we…”

On the recordMay 24, 2016
And when there is confusion around date labeling or how food can be disposed of, with the good Samaritan laws that we have talked about, it just makes it that much more difficult for restaurants and retail stores to find out how to make sure that uneaten food and beyond-the-label food gets to those food banks and to those people in need.
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Chellie Pingree
Democratic · Maine

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Discussing challenges in food recovery and donation due to labeling confusion.

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