National Food Banks Collection 2026 and incident in Sète

From November 6 to 8, 2026, Food Banks organized their national collection across numerous territories, from Calais to Martinique, with calls for donations of hygiene and baby products in Moulins. Initial local results showed varying tonnages, such as 2.7 tonnes in Saint-Venant, 1.5 tonnes in Erquinghem-Lys, or nearly 5 tonnes in Vitry-le-François. On November 9, the collection in Sète sparked hundreds of racist comments on social media after a photo of a young female volunteer wearing a hijab was published, which the town's mayor condemned. In the following days, Food Banks published mixed results depending on the department and launched a call for volunteers in the Alpes-Maritimes, before announcing 112 tonnes collected in Rouen.