An agency, paid for solely with tax dollars, just got in the way of people helping their fellow man (with their own non-tax dollars), only so the shelter could then feed those people in need with food provided to them by more tax dollars.
This has nothing to do with food safety (remember, the meat was prepared at a licensed slaughter house), and has everything to do with keeping the tax money flowing. This is only my opinion.
The problem... is when you step back and see the impact that policies written in some little manual have on real life. These hunters for the hungry / hunters for homeless programs have been around in most states much longer than these BS policies have been.
To keep it simple - 6400 (using 1/4 lb) burgers just got pitched because 1 person complained about a program that has been helping that community for years. Maybe instead of pitching it, you post a disclaimer to those willing to eat it (for free). Or, you contact the group that donated it, and have them take it back.
Government policy just prevented good people from helping people. That is not their role. Or, IMHO, shouldn't be.