Commercial Food Generators Edible Food Recovery Requirements

1. Businesses MUST arrange to recover the maximum amount of edible food that would otherwise be disposed of.

2. Businesses MUST enter into a contract or written agreement with any or all of the following food recovery entities.

• Food recovery organizations or services that will collect their edible food for food recovery.

• Food recovery organizations that will accept the edible food that the commercial edible food generator self-hauls to the food recovery organization for food recovery.

3. Upon completion of entry into an agreement with the above, businesses are required to maintain records devoted to each organizational agreement.

Records MUST include:

• A copy of the contract/written agreement.

• Name, address and contact information of the service or organization.

• Types of food that will be collected/are collected by or self-hauled to the service or organization.

• The established frequency (how often) food will be collected or self-hauled.

• The quantity (measured in pounds) of food collected or self-hauled to a service or organization for food recovery.

4. Businesses must not intentionally spoil edible food that is capable of being recovered by a food recovery organization.

​