Dirty little secret. If you turn in food that’s “expired”, even by a day, the food bank will kindly thank you for it, and immediately dispose of it - regardless of studies that show sealed food containers are good for years, even decades, beyond their “expiration date”.
In this case, they were even expired.
It is the lawyers’ fault.
Frivolous lawsuits leave corporations and organizations little choice.
If the food banks were to give out “expired” food the “oinvestigative reporters” of the local media would have it the lead at 6 and 11!!Then it would go national!!
More Americans than ever have college degrees,and more Americans than ever have any idea of the realities of food production,money,energy,or politics.