France has become the first country to ban supermarkets from throwing away unsold food. Legislators passed the law in February. The law requires supermarkets to donate unsold food to charities and food banks. If supermarkets do not obey the law, they face a $4,000 fine. The new law is part of France’s efforts to rethink consumption practices. Each year, France throws away about 7 million tons of food. That is one-fifth of the amount of food bought each year. Along with individual consumers, restaurants and stores add to the food waste. Other European countries are also making efforts to reduce food waste. In Denmark, a new “waste” supermarket has opened, where customers can buy surplus - or leftover - food for cheaper prices. Arash Derambarsh is a municipal councilor in a Paris suburb. He started a petition for parliament to adopt the supermarket food waste law.
Title: France Bans Stores from Trashing Unsold Food
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or leftover - food for cheaper prices.</span> <span data-start-time='78125' data-end-time='85167'>Arash Derambarsh is a municipal councilor in a Paris suburb. </span> <span data-start-time='85167' data-end-time='91938'>He started a petition for parliament to adopt the supermarket food waste law.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/908/fr_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=5587 data-hint-location='30333' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/908/what_does_consumption_mean.m4a'>What does consumption mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the use of something'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/908/a_wide_container.m4a'><span>a wide container</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/908/feeling_shame.m4a'><span>feeling shame</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/908/unreasonable_or_foolish.m4a'><span>unreasonable or foolish</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/908/the_use_of_something.m4a'><span>the use of something</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=5588 data-hint-location='13854' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/908/where_does_the_food_get_donated.m4a'>Where does the food get donated?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='food banks'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/908/homes.m4a'><span>homes</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/908/churches.m4a'><span>churches</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/908/food_banks.m4a'><span>food banks</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/908/homeless.m4a'><span>homeless</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=5589 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/908/france_has_ban_supermarkets_from_throwing_away__blank__food.m4a'>France has ban supermarkets from throwing away <span class='blank'>unsold</span> food.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='unsold'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/908/unsold.m4a'><span>unsold</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/908/dirty.m4a'><span>dirty</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/908/old.m4a'><span>old</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/908/rotten.m4a'><span>rotten</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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