Permit charities to provide food frozen prior to the 'use by date' or 'best before date' to the needy of the community
Eligibility - Queensland citizensPO Box 91
KINGSTON QLD 4114
The petition of citizens of the State of Queensland advises that under the current Food Act 2006, section 39(4) Compliance with food standard code, and Standard 1.2.5 clause 3, Prohibition of Food Sold after the use-by date prohibits the provision of thousands of tonnes of good nutritional food annually to be provided to the desperately needy & homeless people, which will otherwise be dumped to landfill.
Your petitioners therefore request the House to enact relevant legislation similar to the Good Samaritan Act in Victoria, which is necessary to permit charities to provide food frozen prior to the 'use by date' or 'best before date' or any other form of expiry date for provision to the needy of the community.