Reply #18: "we cannot use ... food which has gone ‘out-of-date’" - "outdated must go in the trash." [View All]

[Breeze54]

What's new at the Food Bank

http://www.chattfoodbank.org/news.htm

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The process begins with a trip to the Chattanooga Area Food Bank (CAFB) to restock our shelves. This huge warehouse distributes food to food pantries in several SE TN counties. Our Food Bank staff purchases items at a discount through the CAFB. We can buy a whole case of cereal for about the same price that the regular consumer would pay for one box at the grocery store! After making their selections, CAFB staffers use fork trucks to load it on our trucks or trailers. For the past few months a local tire distributor has allowed us to use their large enclosed truck (filled with gas) when we go to the CAFB to pick up large loads of food. This makes it very easy to load a lot of food, and to keep the boxes dry when the weather is bad.

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The Food Bank can always use donations of any canned goods. One important thing to keep in mind is that we cannot use food in badly dented or rusted cans or food which has gone ‘out-of-date’. Canned goods that are rusty or outdated must go in the trash. We cannot endanger our clients’ health with questionable food. Our Food Bank is inspected regularly by USDA through the Chattanooga Area Food Bank.

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