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Resource | Technical Assistance Take Advantage of Nature’s Bounty: Consider Vacuum Seal

Schools that have access to local, fresh produce and who wish to take advantage of low prices during abundant supply and peak nutrition may want to consider vacuum sealing in-house processed and frozen fruits and vegetables.

06/03/2024
Resource | Fact Sheets Storing Fresh Produce

Learn how to properly store produce in a walk-in refrigerator. 

05/29/2024
Resource | Technical Assistance WIC Go/No-Go Decision Checklist

This checklist provides WIC state agencies with the federal “Go/No-Go Decision” requirements for transitioning from UAT to pilot, and pilot to rollout, of a new or enhanced management information system.  

05/22/2024
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Disaster SNAP Guidance

Policy guidance, lessons learned, and toolkits to operate a successful D-SNAP program.

05/15/2024
Resource | Policy Notice of Supply Chain Disruption Declaration in Response to the Impact of Discontinued Production of Gerber Good Start Soy Powder Infant Formula

This letter serves as notice to all WIC state agencies that effective May 8, 2024, the Secretary of Agriculture has determined that a Supply Chain Disruption exists in WIC state agencies with Gerber infant formula contracts. The contracted infant formula manufacturer, Gerber, is discontinuing production of their contract brand soy-based powder infant formula, Gerber Good Start Soy.

05/09/2024
Resource | Policy Notice of Supply Chain Disruption Declaration in Response to the Impact of Limited Availability of Gerber Good Start SoothePro Powder Infant Formula

This letter serves as notice to all WIC state agencies that effective May 8, 2024, the Secretary of Agriculture has determined that a Supply Chain Disruption exists in WIC state agencies with Gerber infant formula contracts. The contracted infant formula manufacturer, Gerber, issued a letter on April 4, 2024, affirming a limited supply of their contract brand powder infant formula, Gerber Good Start SoothePro.

05/09/2024
Resource | Fact Sheets Equity in FNS Disaster Nutrition Assistance Programs

USDA’s approach to tackling food and nutrition insecurity emphasizes equity to ensure our efforts serve all populations.

FNS-1042
05/01/2024
Resource | Technical Assistance SNAP EBT Chip Card Technical Resources

The purpose of this page is to provide technical resources for SNAP EBT chip card implementation.

04/26/2024
Resource | Technical Assistance Implementation Timeline for Updated Nutrition Requirements in School Meals

The final rule - Child Nutrition Programs: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans - is the next step in an ongoing effort toward healthier school meals that USDA and the broader school meals community have been partnering on for well over a decade.  This table is a reference tool for stakeholders to visualize the proposed implementation timeline.

04/24/2024
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Infant and Toddler Nutrition
04/16/2024
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