Duma Proposes Food-Sharing Program in Supermarkets
Mironov also proposed installing 'social shelves' in each store, which would allow pensioners, the disabled, large families, and citizens with low incomes to freely take milk, sour cream, meat, fish, and other products.
Consensus
- A proposal was made to launch a food-sharing program in Russian supermarkets.
- The program would involve the free distribution of food items with two to three days remaining before their expiration date.
- The initiative was proposed by Sergey Mironov, leader of the 'Fair Russia – For Truth' party.
- The program aims to support vulnerable groups such as pensioners, people with disabilities, large families, and low-income individuals.
- The proposal includes establishing 'social shelves' in stores for free access to basic food products like milk, butter, meat, fish, vegetables, bread, and sausages.
- Mironov suggested that stores should be exempt from paying VAT on charitable food distribution.
- The idea has been pursued by Mironov's party for many years.
- Food-sharing programs are already operational in many countries worldwide.
Points of divergence
- The initiative includes the creation of 'social shelves' specifically for vulnerable populations, and the party seeks a separate law on 'social shelves'. — vesti
- The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) was asked to investigate manufacturers and retailers for unfair competition due to shrinkflation practices. — m24
- There was a proposal to introduce mandatory labeling with warnings about the harm of ultra-processed foods, including sausages and chips, and to increase fines for false information about product composition by tenfold. — m24
- During Ramadan, a Muslim spiritual administration distributed 154 tons of charitable aid to needy people, war veterans, families of participants in the special military operation, and large families. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- State Duma proposes launching a food-sharing program in stores — Вести
- In the State Duma, a program for food sharing in stores was proposed — Москва 24