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Explore Date Labeling Policy Issues In Depth >Use this tool to research current food waste policy at the federal and state levels and to discover best practices and recommendations for policy improvements that will support more food waste prevention, recovery and recycling.
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Level of state liability protection for food donation
Federal policy provides a strong baseline of donation liability protection. States shaded above offer additional liability protections within the state (darker shading indicates a greater number of additional protections).
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Level of state liability protection for food donation
Shaded states offer liability protections beyond the federal baseline.
States offering additional tax incentives for food donation
Federal policy provides businesses with a tax incentive for food donations. States shaded above offer additional tax incentives for food donations.
Level of policy hindering food waste recycling
Federal policy allows for the feeding of food scraps to animals with a few conditions. States shaded above impose additional restrictions, making it harder to feed livestock food scraps. (Darker shading indicates more restrictions.)
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Level of policy hindering food waste recycling
Shaded states impose additional restrictions, making it harder to feed livestock food scraps.
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Spotlight on date labeling regulations
Current date labeling practices on food packaging cause confusion that leads to 20% of consumer waste of safe, edible food. Five to 10% of this could be impacted by standardizing policy around date labeling.
Learn More >Level of state date labeling regulations
Under federal law, date labels are almost entirely unregulated. States have filled the void with a wide variety of regulations that often fail to reflect the distinction between food safety and food quality.
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Level of state liability protection for food donation
Federal policy provides a strong baseline of donation liability protection. States shaded above offer additional liability protections within the state (darker shading indicates a greater number of additional protections).
Federal baselineprotections only Most additional
state-level protections
Level of state liability protection for food donation
Shaded states offer liability protections beyond the federal baseline.
States offering additional tax incentives for food donation
Federal policy provides businesses with a tax incentive for food donations. States shaded above offer additional tax incentives for food donations.
Level of policy hindering food waste recycling
Federal policy allows for the feeding of food scraps to animals with a few conditions. States shaded above impose additional restrictions, making it harder to feed livestock food scraps. (Darker shading indicates more restrictions.)
Least restrictive policies
Most restrictive policies
Level of policy hindering food waste recycling
Shaded states impose additional restrictions, making it harder to feed livestock food scraps.
States and municipalities that have organic waste bans & waste recycling laws
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States
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Municipalities
U.S. Food Waste Policy Finder
Use this tool to research current food waste policy at the federal and state levels and to discover best practices and recommendations for policy improvements that will support more food waste prevention, recovery and recycling.