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(KMOV) - America's largest retailer made a major donation with more than 50 truckloads to the nation's food banks this week.

The deliveries arrived one day after News 4 Investigates exposed how Wal-Mart wastes huge amounts of safe and edible food.

Chief Investigative reporter Steve Chamraz explains Wal-Mart's new donations do nothing to stop the company's wasteful ways.

Maybe Wal Mart throws out food..I don't know..I do know that restaurants threw out a lot of food. Just what is it that people want anyway?? Does people want free food instead of working for it?? American people have gotten lazy..they want things given to them, jobs, food,education, etc. Quit blaming people that are giving jobs and helping people...help yourself and not by stealing either.

I can totally understand the reasons why they do it. When I worked in the advertising industry in this city, the photographers, who used to donate left over food from photo shoots to shelters, had to stop for fear of lawsuits if anyone were to become ill for food they donated. If it were not for the litigious nature of people in this country, those foods would good to good use for the needy.

thats just sad its to many hungury people out there to just throw away food

A small group of us from my church donate clothing and food to the many homeless in downtown Orlando. We have been running out of food and the homeless are upset that we dont have enough. I stopped and asked at my local Wallmart and was shocked to hear they throw out all their food instead of donating it. It makes me cry because I see the faces of the hungry. Maybe the CEO needs to make a visit to the homeless to see for himself the huge need. Thank you for putting out this story for all to see.

Give Wal-Mart a break. They are no worse than K-Mart, Target, or any other retail stores. The same problems there are the problems at the other stores. Retail as a profession stinks. If I had to work retail, it would be Wal-Mart. I worked there for 10 years, but was lucky and got an office job. There are all kinds of complaints there also. The grass is always greener on the other side.

There are too many people who are in need of food...never throw out food.....give it to the needy..and hungry children

SHAME on WALMART!

It's shameful that Wal-Mart can't donate that food to a food bank or homeless shelters. Aren't donations of any monitary value a write off at the end of the year?
I use to work for McDonalds and that one threw food away also. Not only shamefully waistfull but stingy and wrong. Thank you.

not right

Wal-Mart does not throw out food unless it is outdated or otherwise might pose a health risk. Unsellable food merchandise that is edible is donated through the "Feeding America" program to local food banks.

don't blame them or anyone else except the Health Dept's. this is their rules & regulations!!!

I think it's terrible. there are too many food banks that need food and too many starving people in this world

why do they not donate it?

As I work in the Grocery Department at Walmart, We have been told this is a Huge Health & Safety Issue as well a a precaution for Consumers.

I absolutely hate Wal-Mart. In my home we do not use the word hate since it is such a strong word unless we truely from the depths of of heart mean it such as..I hate petafiles, rapist, etc. Wal-mart is so bad to it's employees and to the U.S. Throwing out food that could go to the poor just goes to show how selfish they are and ignorant.

It's dispicable!! They should be donating them to food pantries or the needy, not the trash cans. What has happened to America? Wake up!! I haven't shopped at Walmart since I heard about this & I don't plan to either. It's sad because Walmart is right down the street & I used to do all my shopping there. They've definately lost all my business & I'm spreading the word to everyone I know. I hope they go bankrupt!!

with the way times are now, I think they should donate to food banks in their stores areas. Thats like having the cure to cancer and just throwing it away in the trash cause no one can afford to buy it...To me walMart is no different than the politicians in washington if they continue to throw out food..

We have alot of people that would love to eat it.

I think its dumb... I can't believe that they can't donate the "old" food. I work for wal-mart and I fully understand why they can't donate, but I thinks its just all a big waste. Not just food its everything from Dog food, to candy, to people food, deli, bakery, anything that comes open whether its packed or not we have to throw it all away.... this is a good reason why all of our landfills are getting too full... Guess they didn't think about that....

SHAME ON THEM....It can be a tax deduction and benefit the communities. What happened to helping the community like they claim they do.

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