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I always heard that grocery stores dump their "expired" food instead of donating it to avoid the possibility that someone could get sick and sue them. Idk if it's true or not but the whole thing is fucked.
Nah, they just don't wanna do it, then they spread this rumor about the perils of our legal system preventing them. There's a thing called the Good Samaritan Food Donation Act in the US which absolves businesses from liability. But i believe it has to go to a distribution center, not directly to a person, which may require additional effort from the grocer/restaurant.
That's one of the reasons they used food banks. They absolved themselves of the liability by transferring it to the food banks, who would then be the ones responsible for disposing of expired food instead of handing it out.