It was made because businesses would give food from like buffets or food about to expire out to the homeless and hungry. But by that time, it had been sitting at room temp for hours. So people would get sick. The law intervened and said that wasnt allowed.
So businesses would 'place' food next to the garbage for the homeless so it wasnt illegal. Then the law moved to make that illegal. Sort of. They made it so that if anyone gets sick from your food (because that was a legitimate problem), the sick could sue you as easily as if they had been a regular customer.
And, yes, people exploited that. Lots of lawsuits. Lawyers had clients desperate for money who were victims of a broken law. It was easy money.
So many restaurants don't even take that chance.
Like...before I worked at this sushi restaurant, a woman (who wasn't homeless, but was poor) wanted to try raw (sushi grade) fish. So she ate out of freshly tossed garbage, not knowing that the fish bones with bits of meat on them that were in there had previously been sitting at room temp for like 4 hours. Not safe to eat. We had her on camera ripping the bag open and trying it. She choked on a bone (it was stuck in her throat and she needed to go to the clinic). And apparently, because someone wrote "trash" on the bag, she couldn't sue us (she tried). This was the lesson they taught new hires. ALWAYS label the trash. That, or keep your dumpster area locked. At least that's what I was taught by my bosses and teachers.
So i absolutely understand restaurants doing what they can to stop people from eating out of their garbage.
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