Reducing Food Waste & Fighting Hunger

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree said that the president of Shaw's Supermarkets told her that the company would revisit their policy on donating perishable food to groups that work to feed hungry families. Jim Rice, head of the Shaw's chain, told Pingree that the company is committed to helping local hunger organizations and would reexamine a decision made two years ago to stop a program… Read more »

UPDATE:  Congresswoman Chellie Pingree released the following statement after being contacted by Shaw’s Supermarkets. Shaw's has told me they will reinstate the food donation program that benefits the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program.  That's great news for the program in Brunswick and I'm glad Shaw's reconsidered.  But there are a lot of other hunger programs… Read more »

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(Portland, ME)  At a press event at the Portland Food Co-Op, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree said she will be introducing a bill today in Congress aimed at reducing the amount of food that is wasted each year in the United States.  The Food Recovery Act includes nearly two dozen provisions to reduce food waste across the economy. "Forty percent of all food produced in the… Read more »

The following piece was sent to area newspapers in November 2015. Here are two figures that don’t add up: 40 percent of the food produced in the United States gets thrown out while nearly 50 million Americans can’t reliably access enough food to meet their nutrition needs.   As so many people go hungry, wasted food represents a serious concern and an exciting… Read more »

Comprehensive legislation attacks food waste in schools, restaurants, stores and farms Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced today that she will be introducing comprehensive legislation this fall to attack the problem of wasted food.  "About 40% of the food in the U.S. is wasted.  That costs us money, is bad for the environment, and means people are going hungry when… Read more »