I have worked at places that threw away alcohol that had gone out of date. As soon as they could the cooks retrieved the alcohol. And then consumed it to no ill effects other than a few hang-overs. I worked at a popular buffet/steakhouse where we were required to throw away staggering amounts of food. I spoke to the General Manager about possibly donating or doing something with it, her reply was she could not due to corporate policy. If the company allowed the food to be consumed when it was no longer ok to serve to customers, and someone became ill they (company) was liable. Its a waste, but I can understand why they would not allow it. It seems maybe a waiver needs to be signed?