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S 2787 115th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Administrative law and regulatory procedures Charitable contributions Civil actions and liability Department of Agriculture Food assistance and relief Food industry and services Food supply, safety, and labeling Retail and wholesale trades

Food Donation Act of 2018

Introduced: April 26, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Apr 26, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Apr 26, 2018
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Food Donation Act of 2018

This bill amends the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to expand the liability protections for the donation of food.

The bill expands the liability protections to include donations of an apparently fit grocery product or apparently wholesome food:

  • that is mislabeled in a manner that is not related to safety and safety-related labeling standards and regulations;
  • meets safety and safety-related labeling standards and regulations but is past the date label;
  • for which the recipient is charged a "good Samaritan reduced" price that is no greater than the cost of handling, administering, and distributing the 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: (1) issue regulations with respect to the safety and safety-related labeling standards of apparently wholesome food and an apparently fit grocery product under the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act, (2) promote awareness of food donation under the Act, and (3) issue guidance with respect to the amendments made by this bill.

What's happening now April 26, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 952 Related bill Food Donation Act of 2017
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 21, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2787: Food Donation Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2787/
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"S. 2787: Food Donation Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2787/.
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