Food Bank Donations in the United States: A Landscape Review of Federal Policies.

ABSTRACT: Rates of food insecurity have increased substantially in the United States (US), and more families are turning to the charitable food system to help meet their needs. Prior studies have examined the nutritional quality of foods offered through food banks, but little is known about what government policies may shape the healthy food donation landscape. The purpose of this study was to review US federal policies that impact food and beverage donations to food banks and assess whether policies encourage healthy food donations. In spring 2020, two researchers independently reviewed federal food and beverage donation policies using predefined search terms in two legal databases. We identified six categories of policies based on the existing food donation literature and themes that emerged in th

SUBMITTER: Hudak KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7762564 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature