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Resource | Policy Memos Annual Physical Inventory - Reconciliation and Offsetting

This memorandum provides guidance on how to reconcile physical and book inventories as part of the required annual physical inventory of distributing agency and sub-distributing agency storage facilities, and provides guidance on offsetting inventory shortages and overages that are identified during the reconciliation process.

01/27/2006
Resource | Policy Memos Commodity Inventory Reduction at Further Processors

This memo, which addresses commodity book inventory reduction at further processors. has been superseded by the July 16, 2021 memo, FD-40: Inventory Drawdown in USDA Foods Processing (Revised).

01/12/2005
Resource | Policy Memos Bonding in National Master Processing Agreements

Beginning in 2000, the USDA began conducting a demonstration project, known as the National Master Processing Agreements, under which USDA Food and Nutrition Service arranges for national processing of federally donated foods.

12/23/2004
Resource | Policy Memos Accounting for Donated Foods in Cost-Reimbursable Contracts Between School Food Authorities and Food Service Management Companies

FD-023 policy memo accounting for donated foods in cost-reimbursable contracts between school food authorities and food service management companies

02/25/2004
Resource | Policy Memos Single Inventory and Related Commodity Issues—Clarification of Regulatory Changes and Other Guidance

The purpose of this memorandum is to clarify the recent regulatory changes, and to provide interim guidance for taking additional actions in advance of further regulatory amendments. 

05/23/2003
Resource | Policy Memos Establishing Processor Inventory Weight for Random Weight Commodities

Uniform policy to ensure that recipient agencies receive full credit for commodities provided to the processor.

03/24/2003
Resource | Policy Memos Determining School and Child Care Commodity Entitlements

This memorandum describes how commodity entitlements are determined and allocated to states for meals served in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and Child and Adult Care Food Program.

02/05/2003
Resource | Policy Memos Procedures for Accounting for Rework

This memorandum establishes the procedure for accounting for rework in the further processing of donated foods.

02/05/2003
Resource | Policy Memos Procedures for Reimbursing Offshore Transportation Costs of Processed Foods

This memorandum establishes the policy and procedures to compensate offshore destinations for the marine shipping costs associated with further processed end products. Offshore destinations are defined as those state agencies that are not located in the 48 contiguous United States.

02/05/2003
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