In my country, the Netherlands they claim they use it for bio fuel but I dont believe a thing the state tries to sell me.
I do know that some of the over the date food goes to the "Food Bank".
Its a place for people with a very low income.
They can go there and pick up some but even there is fraud.
People who can afford to buy food go there and swindle the needy who really need it. So sickening....
Our sick system thinks if they give that food away for free that person is not buying it. So a loss of MONEY... oh man...
I do confront supermarket managers about it and many do not like it but still use the food poisoning excuse.
It's so sad that the world is run for profit only, they can keep pretending it's so people don't get food poisoning but they are not fooling me or you or most of the people on steemit.
It really hurts, I know what it's like to be really hungry and I wouldn't wish it on anyone.