legislation: 117-s-5329

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117-s-5329 117 s 5329 A bill to amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to improve the program, and for other purposes. Agriculture and Food 2022-12-20 2023-01-05 Became Public Law No: 117-362. Senate Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] CT D B001277 0 This act expands liability protections for the donation of food and grocery products. Specifically, the act expands the liability protections to include donations of an apparently fit grocery product or apparently wholesome food for which the recipient is charged a good Samaritan reduced price that is no greater than the cost of handling, administering, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting, and distributing the food or product; or that is donated directly to a needy individual at zero cost by a retail grocer, wholesaler, agricultural producer, agricultural processor, agricultural distributor, restaurant, caterer, school food authority, or institution of higher education. 2023-11-09T20:29:26Z  

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