Duda signs law to limit food waste

President Andrzej Duda signed a law aimed to reduce food waste in Poland. The law obliges stores to give unsold but still consumable food to non-governmental organizations. The new rule will be relevant for stores, in which food sales generate at least 50 percent of revenue and which with an area of at least 250 sqm. However, during the first two years, the law will apply only to larger stores with an area of at least 400 sqm.

If a store does not comply with the regulations, there is a penalty of PLN 0.10 for every kilo of thrown food. The law also imposes on stores an obligation to carry out educational and information campaigns on rational food management and prevention of food waste.

(money.pl)