School food authorities should include a copy of the label from the purchased product package in addition to the following information on letterhead signed by an official company representative.
FNS menu worksheet is a tool designed to assist school food authorities in demonstrating that each of the menus meets the new meal pattern for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program.
Attached for your use is a prototype Performance Work Statement, Evaluation Criteria and Performance Metrics document to assist state agencies that wish to procure a contract(s) to perform the performance-based reimbursement certification and other training activities to support the Certification of Compliance With Meal Requirements for the National School Lunch Program Under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 Interim Rule and the new meal pattern final rule.
Summary of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act 2010 by Program
As of Jan. 18, 2010, the operation of the Child Nutrition Label Program shifts from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to the Agricultural Marketing Service Processed Products Branch.
Cover letter to state directors of funding available to SAs that administer the NSLP to implement provisions related to certification of student eligibility to receive free and reduce price meals benefits in school nutrition programs.
Prior to production All CN labels must be approved in FINAL by AMS (& FSIS or NMFS if applicable).
The United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Specialty Crops Program, Specialty Crops Inspection Division performs CN Label review services and charges a fee for each CN label reviewed.