The Overview
Minnesota is allowing food banks to accept egg donations past their quality assurance date, a change that took effect Aug. 1. Before the law, according to MPR News, eggs were still safe to eat after their quality assurance date, but grocers could not donate them to food shelves. [](#ngr-bf6ffb49-7401-4622-b5c8-9a3877ff5d2a)
What the Law Does
SF 3891, titled Permission to Donate Eggs Past Their Quality Assurance Date, was introduced in the Minnesota Senate on Feb. 26 by Sen. Erin Maye Quade (DFL-MN), with Sens. Torrey Westrom (R-MN) and Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger (DFL-MN) later joining as coauthors.
The law allows charitable food assistance programs to distribute eggs to consumers up to 30 days past their quality assurance date, provided the eggs remain in their original packaging, were previously candled and graded, have been kept under continuous refrigeration and are labeled with the program's name, a distribution date no more than 30 days past the original quality assurance date and the statement “Donated Eggs – Not for Resale.”
The Senate passed the bill 65-0 on May 13, and the House passed it 133-0 on May 16. Gov. Tim Walz (DFL-MN) signed the bill May 26, and it took effect Aug. 1.
By the Numbers
Minnesota has an estimated 5,830,405 residents, a median household income of $89,062 and a poverty rate of 9.3%.
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