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When the Legislature resumes its usual
legislative schedule in May, we expect
work to continue on several issues
important to our industry.
In March, the Senate Environment
Committee passed a package of bills
pertaining to food waste, including two
food donation bills that we support.
These bills provide expanded liability
protections for businesses that donate
food which is unsaleable, but which is still
safe for human consumption, and allow
New Jersey gross income tax deductions
for charitable contributions of food
made from business inventory due to
appearance, age, freshness, grade, size,
surplus, or other conditions.
We have been strongly opposing
legislation which establishes a state
based standard for food date labeling.
Our partners at the Food Marketing
Institute and the Grocers Manufacturers
Association recently announced that
their members would be implementing
a voluntary standardized and simplified
label system prior to the summer of 2018.
This action by the industry will eventually
lead to only two standard labels which can
be clearly understood by the consumer.
While New Jersey Senate Environment
Chair Bob Smith amended his original
bill to adopt the industry’s standard
language and compliance date, we remain
opposed to a state patchwork of laws, and
have relayed our position to legislative
leadership.
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“In march, the Senate Environment committee passed
a package of bills pertaining to food waste, including
two food donation bills that we support.”
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