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Mastering SB 1383 Food Donation Compliance with Careit

What is SB 1383?

Who Does SB 1383 Affect?

This law targets “Tier 1” and “Tier 2” commercial edible food generators. Tier 1 includes large food retailers like supermarkets and grocery stores over 10,000 square feet, while Tier 2 encompasses restaurants with 250 or more seats, hotels with on-site food facilities, and other entities with significant food service operations. Understanding if your business falls into these categories is crucial for compliance.

For example, a grocery store with extra produce or a restaurant with leftover prepared meals must donate these items instead of discarding them. However, managing food donations and compliance can be challenging without the right tools. That’s where Careit comes in. Careit streamlines food donation, simplifies record keeping, and ensures compliance with SB 1383. 

Your Time is Precious, and We’re Giving it Back to You

Careit simplifies the process of donating food on our food donation marketplace. 

It can be daunting to know where to begin, but we provide the “easy button” for you. Instead of countless hours on the phone looking for a partner, Careit already has over 2,000 California food recovery nonprofit agencies signed up to receive your food. Follow our step-by-step instructions below on creating a business account and posting a donation. We’ll send an alert about your donation to our network of food pantries, recovery homes, shelters, etc,. Donations are reserved based on the nonprofit’s capacity and interest in your donation. Your team can use in-app chat to quickly schedule pickups or deliveries, ensuring surplus food is redistributed promptly and efficiently, and saving you time and resources. 

Over 2,400 businesses in California have already used Careit to donate missed take-out meals, produce, bread, stadium event leftovers, recently expired canned or boxed goods, and more.

Steps to Comply with SB 1383 Using Careit

• Audit Your Food Surplus: Evaluate how much edible food your business produces that would otherwise go to waste. Careit offers tools to track this efficiently.
• Partner with Careit: Careit connects you with local food recovery organizations, simplifying the process of finding where your surplus food can do the most good. We facilitate partnerships, ensuring your donations meet the right recipients on time.
• Record Keeping Made Easy: Careit’s platform automates the record-keeping process, helping you maintain detailed logs of donations, which is vital for compliance and tax deductions.
• Ensure Food Safety: Careit provides guidelines and reminders to adhere to food safety protocols, ensuring your donations are safe and beneficial.
• Team Training: Utilize Careit’s resources to educate your staff on food donation practices, ensuring everyone understands the process and benefits.

Careit Helps Businesses Pass SB 1383 Inspections

As long as your business is not throwing away or intentionally spoiling edible food, using Careit to post donations automates your contracting and record-keeping compliance.

In addition to facilitating donations, Careit automates tracking and reporting to meet SB 1383’s detailed compliance requirements. All businesses that fall under the mandatory food donation requirements will be inspected by their jurisdiction’s representatives. Careit will make your inspections a breeze. The app logs every donation, tracking food types, quantities, and recipients. Careit also automatically generates a written agreement between your business and nonprofit agency when a posted donation is reserved or assigned. 

Benefits of Compliance

Beyond avoiding penalties, partnering with Careit for SB 1383 compliance offers:

• Cost Savings on Waste Disposal: Less waste means lower fees, and Careit helps you manage that efficiently.
• Enhanced Community Relations: Show your community commitment by using Careit to donate food effectively.
• Environmental Impact: Make a direct contribution to reducing methane emissions and promoting sustainability.

Money in Your Pocket, and a Healthier Community

Did you know donating food not only saves you money on trash or compost collection bills, but it actually puts more money back in your pocket come tax-time? Careit supports businesses in maximizing tax benefits. By providing documentation of donation weights and categories, the app ensures CPAs and accountants have data they need to claim eligible food donation tax deductions. Donated food is always worth a bigger deduction than disposed food. 

Moreover, using Careit to donate surplus edible food contributes to broader sustainability and social impact goals. Donating food reduces greenhouse gas emissions by diverting waste from landfills and helps support communities in need. Leveraging Careit not only simplifies compliance but also highlights a business’s commitment to environmental responsibility and social equity. Your donation’s positive impact on greenhouse gas emission reduction and water footprint reduction are displayed on your Careit dashboard.

Corporate-wide Donation Programs Made Easy

When managing more than a handful of locations becomes a chore, Careit steps in to remove the burden. 

Corporate Sustainability, Operations, or Food Safety Program managers hire Careit onto their team as experts in partnerships and data management. Our dedicated customer service staff will train your locations’ staff and provide ongoing program monitoring. We offer our Corporate clients assistance with the recruitment and screening of new nonprofit partners. Through in-app onboarding document portals, partners can sign agreements, upload certificates of insurance, and complete screening surveys. Even existing corporate food donation programs are enhanced with Careit’s centralized data dashboards and real-time data updates. Careit also provides data upload services for corporations who work with larger food bank chains, streamlining all donation partner information and data in one platform. 

Overcoming Challenges

• Logistics of Donation: Careit helps you coordinate logistics with food recovery organizations to ensure timely and efficient donations.
• Handling Perishable Items: Develop strategies for perishable goods to ensure they reach recipients in good condition.
• Legal Concerns: The Good Samaritan Food Donation Act protects donors, offering peace of mind regarding liability when donating food in good faith.

Liability Protection with the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act

Turning Compliance into Opportunity with Careit

SB 1383 compliance is not just a regulatory obligation; it’s an opportunity to make a positive impact. With Careit, you can integrate food donation into your business practices, meeting legal requirements while contributing to a more sustainable and equitable food system in California.

Get Started with Careit

• Learn More About Careit (careit.com) for more information on how we can assist your business in complying with SB 1383.
• Contact Us (careit.com/contact) for personalized advice and to start your donation program today.
• Download the mobile app: https://my.careit.com/apps
• Follow the Step-by-Step Guide: Using Careit for SB 1383 Compliance

By understanding these steps and leveraging Careit’s services, your business can navigate SB 1383 with confidence, ensuring compliance while making a significant community and environmental impact.