Businesses will get sued if they donate food that makes people sick

Years of misheard information have led to this myth. Businesses and organizations that donate leftover food to local charities or shelters cannot be sued if their food makes someone sick. Tou are protected under the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act of 1996. The Act “…provides protection to good faith donors of food from liability should the product later cause harm to its recipient.”