Food Donor Encouragement ([SBC 1997] Chapter 8). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision British Columbia Document type Legislation Date 1997 (2004) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Liability/compensation Social protection Food security Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Act does not apply to a person who distributes donated food for profit. The Act exempts from liability people that donates or distributes donated food to another person unless a) the food was adulterated, rotten or otherwise unfit for human consumption, and (b)in donating or distributing the food, the person intended to injure or to cause the death of any person who consumed the food or acted in reckless disregard for the safety of others. This exemption extends to director, agent or employee of a corporation, or a volunteer who provides services or assistance to a corporation. Full text English Website www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca