Tesco Ireland have shared guidance with us on food types that can and cannot be donated based on guidance from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland.
Please do not ask store colleagues if you can collect items that are not allowed to be donated, but if you do collect these items by accident, please report this to Olio via the Issue Report form. Do not share them.
Yes | No |
Bakery | Use By products with no freezing instructions including stir-fry packs, bagged salads, coleslaw, prepared veg and fruit, sandwiches |
Whole fruit and vegetables, herbs | Counter or salad bar products |
Prepackaged meat, fish, and poultry with freezing instructions | Hot deli products, e.g. cooked deli chicken |
Other chilled foods with freezing instructions - ready meals, desserts etc. | Products in damaged packaging, which could lead to product contamination |
Cheese* | Baby food and infant formula |
Eggs** | Beers, wines, and spirits |
Ambient grocery | Anything past its Use By date |
Non-food grocery | Anything that could be unsafe e.g. punctured packaging, products not kept to temperature. |
Flowers |
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*Tesco can only donate cheeses that have a Best Before date, or a Use By date and is suitable for freezing
**Eggs can only be donated on or before their 'Display Until' date, not their 'Best Before' date