No time to waste act);
No Time to Waste Act);
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- Passed House
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Overview
The No Time to Waste Act directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reduce food loss and waste (FLW) in the United States through various strategies. It establishes an Office of Food Loss and Waste to coordinate efforts, provide grants for data collection, infrastructure development, and policy implementation, and launch a national education campaign. The bill also aims to improve coordination between federal agencies and incentivize public-private partnerships to combat FLW.
Key provisions
- Establishes an Office of Food Loss and Waste within the USDA to coordinate FLW reduction efforts.
- Provides grant programs for data collection on state and local FLW policies, food recovery infrastructure, and model policies.
- Initiates a national food loss and waste education and public awareness campaign.
- Creates a regional coordinator program to facilitate food recovery and collaboration.
- Modifies the Federal Food Donation Act to require contractors to reduce food waste.
- Establishes a block grant program for states and tribes to develop food recovery infrastructure.
- Prioritizes research into methods to quantify on-farm and supply chain food loss.
- Requires USDA to collaborate with the Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate federal efforts to cut FLW.
Who is affected
- Consumers
- Food Producers
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