IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISM OF FOOD BANK MALAYSIA PROGRAM

1. Coordinator: Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living

2. Contributors: Supermarkets, Manufacturers, Food Manufacturers, Food Entrepreneurs and Hotels

3. Motivators: Key Strategic Partners, NGOs and Student Associations

4. Recipients: Poor and Destitute Families, Welfare Homes and University Students

ACHIEVEMENT

1. From August 2018 to December 2022, a total of 704,922 household members have successfully benefited from this Program. Indirectly, the Program has also managed to save 4,405 metric tons of food surplus.
2. As for the Student Food Bank Program, since this program was conducted from February 2019 to December 2022, a total of 21,025 Students have benefited from this program which has been conducted in 29 Institutes of Higher Learning (IPT).
3. The Food Donors Protection Act 2020 was gazetted on 13 March 2020. This Act was created to encourage food donations to the needy by alleviating the concerns of donors, especially the industry against the risk of legal action in the event of an untoward incident.