This arrived on my Facebook page and immediately caught my attention, as I have already commented on this in a previous post.
https://fancyingfrance.wordpress.com/2015/06/19/quoi-de-neuf-french-news-2/
I wish this happened in the UK.
Culture, Food and Drink, France
Food for thought…
Didn’t know that!
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Hi there, is that true? The supermarket near my house dumps food in the dumpster out back and I see people dumpster diving all the time when I’m out with my dog. Everything from meat that is expiring to canned goods.
Happy New Year!
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Hi Diane! Thanks for your interesting comment & yes, according to what I’ve read, it’s definitely true. Here are a couple of links which may interest you:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/22/france-to-force-big-supermarkets-to-give-away-unsold-food-to-charity
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/france-makes-it-illegal-for-supermarkets-to-destroy-edible-food-in-effort-to-cut-waste-10268849.html
Happy New Year! June
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