Donate Food to Global Humanitarian Aid Foundation
GHAF loves to receive bulk food donations that meet our needs and specifications. We have our regular Food Bank program, which we need as many donations to support the facilitation and continuation of providing food for individuals who need it.
To support businesses to donate, legislation provides indemnity for companies that donate safe food to charitable organisations such as GHAF.
Our Specifications for Food Donations:
At GHAF, weβre serious about food safety, and so we require the following conditions to be met for us to receive food donations:
- Care has been taken when handling, storing and packing food
- High Risk Food is stored in clean, covered food-grade containers
- High risk foods such as: meat, seafood, poultry, eggs, dairy products and small goods, or foods which contain these ingredients, such as sandwiches, quiches and prepared salads, are kept below 5Β°C or above 60Β°C and out of the Temperature Danger Zone
- The food is to be collected by GHAF in the shortest possible time
- High-risk food left in the Temperature Danger Zone for more than 4 hours has been discarded
- Everyone involved in handling donated food has maintained the highest standard of personal hygiene and cleanliness
- The food container is labelled with the appropriate information required: product name, date prepared, use by date and where possible β ingredients (esp. allergens)
- The food will still be fit for human consumption 48 hours after collection
- βUse Byβ dates must have at least 2 days life remaining
- βBest Beforeβ dates must have at least 2 days life remaining for refrigerated items
- βBest Beforeβ dates may be up to 3 months past for wet goods (jams, spreads, sauces etc.), and 4-6 months for dry goods (biscuits, crackers, chips etc.) providing the food is still fit for consumption and has not been exposed to any potential contamination i.e. excess moisture.
What Cannot Be Donated
- Food past its βUse Byβ date
- Refrigerated food past its βBest Beforeβ date
- Dry goods that are 6 months past the βBest Beforeβ date
- Food that is damaged or perished to an extent that affects its reasonable use
- Leaking or unsealed products
- Cracked or broken eggs (remove broken eggs from a carton before donating)
- Food with visible mould or contamination
- Refrigerated items not stored and maintained at less than 5Β°C
- Frozen items not stored and maintained at less than minus 15Β°C
- Food that has been left in a bain-marie
- Foods that have been served to the public on a buffet and/or unwrapped and exposed.
Please Contact Us by completing the below form to Donate Food to Global Humanitarian Aid Foundation.