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Donating Safe and Nutritious Food to Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens, Fact Sheet

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MF3352 Donating Safe and Nutritious Food to Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens, Fact Sheet

by Londa Nwadike

  • Published Date: Aug 2017
  • Revision Date: Jul 2018
Donations of safe and healthy food by food retailers and consumers to entities such as food pantries and soup kitchens can help provide food to hungry families and also reduce food waste. This lesson provides food safety tips for people who are donating food to such entities, as well as for groups organizing food drives. Revised to reflect updated standards for donating meat products. 6 pages, color.
Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service
K-State Research and Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director of K-State Research and Extension, Kansas State University, County Extension Councils, Extension Districts.
Updated September 2023

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