11/11 10 pm — A CALL7 investigation finds some food given out to needy families by food banks is expired and moldy. Watch our shocking report.
> >theresa:it’s free.. It’s desperately need.. And in someases.. It’s spoiled. Donated food.. Going to struggling families. Right now 1 in 7 coloradans is getting help .. From a food bank. We wanted to know who’s checking to be sure it’s safe. > >i contacted you because i was very shocked by some of the food i was seeing. > >reporter:alicia swanberg gets help stocking her pantry.. From area food banks. > >we get stuff that comes to us from a family member that’s given to him and its just passed along. But after picking through box after box.. She saw a disturbing trend. > >they are disgusting. Some of them are 2-3 years past their date. > >reporter:food that’s expired.. Taped.. Oozing… Or in some cases.. Just rotten. > >this is one that caught my eye.nn(picking up box) Bc it had all these black slashes on it , but it was taped shut. Not to mention the fact that it was expired in 2009.
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