【Thetermfood"recovery"referstotheCollectionorrecoveryofhealthyfoodfromfarmers'fieldsretailstoresorfoodserviceestablishmentsfordistributiontothepoorandhungry.Foodrecoveryprogramsoperateacrossth】
Thetermfood"recovery"referstotheCollectionorrecoveryofhealthyfoodfromfarmers'fieldsretailstoresorfoodserviceestablishmentsfordistributiontothepoorandhungry.FoodrecoveryprogramsoperateacrosstheUnitedStatesandtargetmanydifferentlevelsofthefoodmarketingsystem.AfewarelargeoperationswithofficesinmanyStatesbutmostaresmalllocalprogramsthatdependlargelyontheeffortsofvolunteersfromthesurroundingcommunity.
Oncesurplusfoodhasbeen“recovered”orpreventedfromgoingtowastevolunteerspickupanddeliverthefoodtogroupsthatservetheneedyeitherdirectlythroughneighborhoodcharitableorganizationssuchasfoodchambersandsoupkitchensorindirectlythroughfoodbanks.Inadditiontoprovidingadditionalquantitiesoffoodtohungrypeoplefoodrecovery effortscanalsoprovidefoodbankswiththeabilitytoofferclientsmorevarietyandnutrients(营养)intheirdietsbyaddingfiber-richfreshfruitsandvegetablesandgrainproductstothetypicalofferingsofindefectiblecannedandboxedgoods.
Foodrecoveryalsohasbenefitsthatextendbeyondprovidingfoodtotheneedy.Forexampletheadditionalfoodsuppliedbyrecoveryprogramsallowsagenciesthatservethedisadvantagedtoreallocatemoneytootherneededservicesmoneythattheywouldhaveotherwisespentonfood.Theseeffortsalsoprovidecleanfieldsandtaxsavingsforfarmerswhodonate(捐赠)unharvestedcropsandreducewaste-removalfeesforsupermarketsandfoodserviceestablishments.
Foodrecoveryhoweverisnotwithoutcost.Recoveryoperationsfaceanumberoflogistical(后勤的)andfinancialobstaclesinthecourseofturning"lost"foodintofoodsuitableforconsumption.Attimestheseobstaclesarequitepowerful.Theyincludelocatingfooddonorsandmakingthemawareoforganizationsthatchanneldonatedfoodtotheneedy;obtainingfinancial resourcesfortransportingstoringandpackagingdonatedfoods;securinglaborwhetherpaidorvolunteer;andtrainingthoseworkersinsafefoodhandlingandpreparationmethods.
1.Foodrecoveryprogramsmainlyaimat——.
A.collectingmoneyfromdonorstodealwiththefoodwasteproblem
B.collectingmoneyfromdonorstoprovidef