HB5303 - Edible Food Recovery Act

• Commercial edible food generators (supermarkets, grocery stores 10,000+ sq ft, food service providers, distributors, and wholesale vendors) must arrange to recover the maximum amount of edible food that would otherwise be disposed of, effective January 1, 2023.

• Commercial edible food generators must comply through contracts or written agreements with food recovery organizations or services that will either collect their edible food or accept food the generator self-hauls to them.

• Commercial edible food generators are exempt from compliance only if they demonstrate extraordinary circumstances beyond their control make compliance impracticable, and cannot intentionally spoil edible food capable of being recovered.

• Commercial edible food generators must maintain records including lists of food recovery partners, copies of agreements, partner contact information, types of food recovered, collection frequency, and monthly quantity of food recovered in pounds.

• Food recovery services and organizations must maintain records of commercial generators they collect from, monthly quantities collected and transported, and contact information for both generators and recipient food recovery organizations.