Ecolex Logo
The gateway to
environmental law
Search results » Legislation

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