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Good Samaritan (Food Donation) Act, 2010 (No. 8 of 2010).

Country/Territory
Bahamas
Document type
Legislation
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the donation of food to persons in need.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food security Food quality control/food safety Liability/compensation Offences/penalties Poverty
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Act concerns the protection of food donor from civil liability in respect of any death or personal injury that results from the consumption of donated food. A donor does not incur any civil liability in respect of any death or personal injury that results from the consumption of donated food where: the food was donated in good faith for a charitable or benevolent purpose and safe to consume at the time of donation; at the time of donation the donor informs the person to whom the food is donated of the manner in which the food is to be handled and/or within which the food is to be consumed to ensure its safety.

Full text
English
Website
laws.bahamas.gov.bs