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Resource | Webinars/Videos Food Safety for Summer Meals - Community Sites: FIFO

This video is intended to provide first in first out (FIFO) food safety best practices for summer meals served by community operations, including in non-congregate settings.

04/10/2024
Resource | Webinars/Videos Food Safety for Summer Meals - Community Sites: Using Thermometers

This video is intended to provide food safety best practices for using food thermometers in summer meals served by community operations, including in non-congregate settings.

04/10/2024
Resource | Webinars/Videos Food Safety for Summer Meals - Community Sites: Keeping Food Cold

This video is intended to provide food safety best practices for keeping food cold for summer meals served by community operations, including in non-congregate settings.

04/10/2024
Resource | Webinars/Videos Food Safety for Summer Meals - Community Sites: Cleaning & Sanitizing

This video is intended to provide food safety best practices for cleaning and sanitizing food contact surfaces for summer meals served by community operations, including in non-congregate settings.

04/10/2024
Resource | Webinars/Videos Food Safety for Summer Meals - Community Sites: Alternative Meal Service & Distribution

This video is intended to provide alternative meal service and distribution food safety best practices for summer meals served by community operations, including in non-congregate settings.

04/10/2024
Resource | Webinars/Videos Food Safety for Summer Meals - Community Sites: Health & Hygiene

This is the third video in a series of videos that provides health and hygiene food safety best practices for summer meals served by community operations, including in non-congregate settings.

04/10/2024
Resource | Webinars/Videos Food Safety for Summer Meals - Community Sites: Navigating Regulations

This video is the second in a series that provides information about navigating food safety regulations for summer meals served by community operations, including in non-congregate settings.

04/10/2024
Resource | Webinars/Videos Food Safety for Summer Meals - Community Sites: Introduction

This video is the first in a series that provide food safety best practices for summer meals served by community operations, including in non-congregate settings.

04/10/2024
Resource | Policy Memos Paid Lunch Equity: Guidance for SY 2024-25

The purpose of this memorandum is to provide guidance to state agencies and school food authorities on the paid lunch equity requirements for SY 2024-25. This memorandum explains the PLE exemption provided in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024. This memorandum also provides guidance for SFAs that do not qualify for the exemption.

SP 14-2024
03/20/2024
Resource | Research | General/Other FY 2025 Research and Evaluation Plan

The USDA Food and Nutrition Service conducts a variety of studies, evaluations, and related activities that respond to the needs of policymakers and managers and help ensure that nutrition assistance programs achieve their goals effectively. This plan provides short descriptions of projects that are expected to launch in fiscal year (FY) 2025. 

It reflects decisions by FNS program and research staff and leadership on the best use of available research funding to meet current information needs that are aligned with agency priorities to improve program efficiency, integrity, and nutrition. FNS developed this plan in consultation with the agencies of the Research, Education, and Economics (REE) Mission Area. 

03/13/2024
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