In 2015 in Belgium, the minister for poverty reduction Liesbeth Homans proposed a notification obligation for near-expired foodstuffs for supermarkets. 2 supermarkets (Carrefour and Delhaize) have welcomed the minister's appeal to redistribute near-expired foods to the poor, and proposed to then also integrate a digital register/inventory to further increase efficiency, and the use of cool trucks to transport the near-expired foods from the supermarkets to other distribution centers (of for example volunteer organisations). [1][2]The minister was enthusiastic about this, and mentioned that 1 cool truck per region could be sponsored/payed for by the state.
The minister also proposed to offer 1-euro meals in all Flemish cities.[3]
KVDP (talk) 13:54, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
Het Nieuwsblad, 9 may 2015; Warenhuizen melden hun voedseloverschot
Roel Dekelver of Delhaize and Baptiste van Outryve of Carrefour welcoming proposal by Liesbeth Homans
Het Nieuwsblad, 9 may 2015; CD&V verwacht méér Homans
- As this appears to be just a proposal rather than an implemented policy, it would fit better on the Liesbeth Homans article than here. Even if it became a national obligation, I wonder if the Food bank article might be a better place for a mention of it.Dialectric (talk) 14:09, 9 May 2015 (UTC)