Edible Food Recovery

SB 1383 Edible Food Recovery Program 

Businesses that fall into Tier 1 or 2 "Commercial Edible Food Generator" are required to implement a food recovery program with an established written contract or agreement between the business and food recovery organization/service. Recordkeeping with the following information will need to be in place: 

• Name, address, and contact information of the service or organization
• Types of food that will be collected or self-hauled to the service or organization
• The established frequency that food will be collected or self-hauled
• Quantity of food collected or self-hauled to a service or organization for food recovery (per month and measured in pounds) 

Tier 1 Edible Food Generators 

These entities are required to comply with edible food recovery requirements starting January 1, 2022:

• Grocery stores – Stores that are 10,000 square feet or more in size and primarily engaged in the retail sale of canned food, dry goods, fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh meats, fish, and poultry. Any area that is not separately owned within the store where the food is prepared and served, including a bakery, deli, or meat and seafood department must also comply.
• Supermarkets - Full-line, self-service, retail stores with gross annual sales $2,000,000 or more that sell a line of dry grocery, canned goods, or non-food items, and some perishable items.
• Food service providers - Entities primarily engaged in providing food services to institutional, governmental, commercial, or industrial locations through a contractual arrangement with the organization.
• Food distributors - Companies that distributes food to entities including, but not limited to, supermarkets and grocery stores.
• Wholesale food vendors – Businesses engaged in the wholesale distribution of food, where food is received, shipped, stored, or prepared for distribution to a retailer, warehouse, distributor, or other destination.

Tier 2 Edible Food Generators

These entities are required to comply with edible food recovery requirements starting January 1, 2024:

• Restaurants with 250 or more seats, or a total facility size equal to or greater than 5,000 square feet.
• Hotels with an on-site food facility and 200 or more rooms.
• Health facilities with an on-site food facility and 100 or more beds.
• Large venues - Permanent venue facilities that annually seat or serve an average of more than 2,000 individuals within the grounds of the facility per day of operation. A venue facility includes, but is not limited to, a public, nonprofit, or privately owned or operated stadium, amphitheater, arena, hall, amusement park, conference or civic center, zoo, aquarium, airport, racetrack, horse track, performing arts center, fairground, museum, theater, or other public attraction facility. A site under common ownership or control that includes more than one large venue that is contiguous with other large venues in the site, is a single large venue.
• Large events - Events, including, but not limited to, a sporting event or a flea market, that charge an admission price, or are operated by a local agency, and serve an average of more than 2,000 individuals per day of operation of the event, at a location that includes, but is not limited to, a public, non-profit, or privately owned park, parking lot, golf course, street system, or other open space when being used for an event.
• State agencies with a cafeteria that seats 250 or more, or has a total cafeteria facility size equal to or greater than 5,000 square feet.
• Local education agencies with an on-site food facility.

Local Food Recovery Organizations

While the City of Placentia does not have food recovery organizations located within, please visit the websites below for more information about nearby organizations that can provide support: