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Old May 20, 2015 | 6:27 am
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Originally Posted by FoxtrotOscar
And does anyone know if it goes to waste, or goes to a good cause. One would hope there was a mechanism at major airports to channel any unused-yet-edible food to a worthy cause. (Or do 'elf-and-safety regulations prevent this?)
Why does 'elf n safety' get blamed for everything?

In this litigious age, although the principle of giving food to charity is a good one, residual food will generally be tipped into the bin rather than be given to the homeless for example.

I can remember when waste food from canteens/schools etc were collected by local pig farmers to feed their stock - unfortunately this has now stopped mainly due to reducing the risk of spreading disease I imagine.

I wonder what the pigs of today would think of the waste from GC T5?

The risk of a claim coming in for causing food poisoning is just to great and I would suggest that like most things that is blamed on H&S, that it would be companies insurers that require food to be disposed of safely.
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