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However, my fear of liability stopped me in the tracks.
I regret it now, because I believe the need for this service is greater than any potential liability.
It's a life mission/calling that I'll perhaps resume now with your inspiration. Thanks for sharing and inspiring others like me. =D
What happens if someone gets really sick off our leftovers? A caterer of an old employer told me they didn't donate food to shelters because of the legal liability.
I've had a student startup working doing this exact same thing for the past 2 years in the PHX area - they get this question all the time. Legally they're covered by good samaritan laws, but they do take several steps to ensure food safety (temp measurements and controls in the app, avoiding certain types of foods, etc...)
What happens if someone gets really sick off our leftovers? A caterer of an old employer told me they didn't donate food to shelters because of the legal liability.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/1791
> "A person or gleaner shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability arising from the nature, age, packaging, or condition of apparently wholesome food or an apparently fit grocery product that the person or gleaner donates in good faith to a nonprofit organization for ultimate distribution to needy individuals."
This was passed by Bill Clinton to encourage food donation by protecting people from liabilities short of gross negligence.
From Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Emerson_Good_Samaritan_Act...
What happens if someone gets really sick off our leftovers? A caterer of an old employer told me they didn't donate food to shelters because of the legal liability.
I've had a student startup working doing this exact same thing for the past 2 years in the PHX area - they get this question all the time. Legally they're covered by good samaritan laws, but they do take several steps to ensure food safety (temp measurements and controls in the app, avoiding certain types of foods, etc...)
What happens if someone gets really sick off our leftovers? A caterer of an old employer told me they didn't donate food to shelters because of the legal liability.
This page on their website answers that: http://www.foodrunners.org/donor-liability/ "Some food businesses hesitate to donate food out of fear that, should the recipient become ill from the food, the donor could be held responsible. In 1988, the California legislature passed the “Russell Bill” which releases the donor from liability."
What happens if someone gets really sick off our leftovers? A caterer of an old employer told me they didn't donate food to shelters because of the legal liability.
What about the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act? http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/1791 > "A person or gleaner shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability arising from the nature, age, packaging, or condition of apparently wholesome food or an apparently fit grocery product that the person or gleaner donates in good faith to a nonprofit organization for ultimate distribution to needy indi…
Earlier quoted context omitted.
This page on their website answers that: http://www.foodrunners.org/donor-liability/ "Some food businesses hesitate to donate food out of fear that, should the recipient become ill from the food, the donor could be held responsible. In 1988, the California legislature passed the “Russell Bill” which releases the donor from liability."
Coooool... but there's still the moral question of "what happens when you donate food that makes someone sick?"