Pittsburgh Stores Dump Food After Outages

Pittsburgh grocery stores are facing massive food waste after storms knocked out power, forcing them to discard tons of perishables like milk, meat, and produce. While the idea of donating spoiled food seems compassionate, health officials and food banks insist it’s too risky — the FDA’s two-hour rule means anything left out too long could cause foodborne illness. Even food bank leaders, who lost their own food at home, won’t risk handing out unsafe items. Safety comes first, even if it means throwing away good food — stores are now focused on recovery and restocking. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/516a035744f10f16