An act to encourage the donation of food and grocery products to nonprofit organizations for distribution to needy individuals by giving the Model Good Samaritan Food Donation Act the full force and effect of law.
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Public law
Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 104–210 (text) (PDF)
The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act was enacted in 1996. It was spearheaded by member of congress, Bill Emerson, who died before the act passed. The law was named after him to recognize his work.
Description of the lawedit
The law provides limited liability for individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, or governmental entity which donate food to non-profits that feed the hungry. In other words, this law ensures that entities that donate food cannot be sued for proving expired or otherwise unfit to consume food to the hungry. [1]
This law has in place some limits to its protections:
Direct donations to hungry individuals are not covered by the law.
In cases of gross negligence this law will not award the donating entity any protections
Expansions to the lawedit
The Federal Food Donation Act of 2008 built on the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act by encouraging federal agencies to donate excess food to nonprofit organizations, utilizing the exemption for civil and criminal liability provided for in the 1996 law. Federal contracts for the purchase of food valued at over $25,000 must make provision for contractors to donate apparently wholesome excess food to nonprofit organizations.[2]
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An Act to Encourage the Donation of Food and Grocery Products to Nonprofit Organizations for Distribution to Needy Individuals by Giving the Model Good Samaritan Food Donation Act the Full Force and Effect of Law
January 01, 1970
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