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In 1982, New Jersey enacted the “Food Bank Good Samaritan Act” (N.J.S.A. 24:4A-1 to 24:4A-5<\/a> <\/i>). 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Rutgers Against Hunger<\/a> is a directory that lists local food banks, food pantries and soup kitchens in your area.<\/p>\nThe New Jersey Meal Recovery Coalition<\/a> and Rutgers University created these guidelines<\/a> to provide important information and guidance for food donors and increase food donation in the state.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\nOther Sectors involved in Donation:<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][info-box-shortcode buttontitle=”Restaurants” buttonlink=”https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dshw\/swpl\/fw\/restaurants\/” bgimg=”7322″][\/info-box-shortcode][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][info-box-shortcode buttontitle=”Residential” buttonlink=”https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dshw\/swpl\/fw\/residential\/” bgimg=”7265″][\/info-box-shortcode][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][info-box-shortcode buttontitle=”Retail” buttonlink=”https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dshw\/swpl\/fw\/retail\/” bgimg=”7305″][\/info-box-shortcode][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][breadcrumb-shortcode][vc_column_text css=””] Food Waste – Donations [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”7257″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” css=””][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””] Donating Excess Food A common misunderstanding is that donating food beyond its originally intended use is prohibited or transfers significant liability on the donator. 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