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Resource | Notices Information Collection: WIC Nutrition Assessment and Tailoring Study In-Person Site Visit Data Collection

This is a revision to the currently approved information collection for the WIC Nutrition Assessment and Tailoring Study.

03/22/2022
Resource | Policy Memos Implementation of PL 117-103 - Extending the Temporary Increase in the Cash-Value Voucher/Benefit for Fruit

Implementation of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2022, Extending the Temporary Increase in the Cash-Value Voucher/Benefit for Fruit and Vegetable Purchases.

WPM 2022-3
03/22/2022
Resource | Policy Memos WIC Infant Formula Vendor Substitutions Waiver

This letter is in response to correspondence from WIC state agencies using offline Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) technology or paper food instruments, and requesting program flexibility from the WIC program federal requirements as a result of the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the 2022 Abbott recall of certain powder infant formula, exempt infant formula, and WIC-eligible nutritionals on the nationwide supply chain leading to both periodic location- and product-based WIC infant formula and exempt infant formula shortages.

03/09/2022
Resource | Policy Memos Request for Additional WIC Flexibility in Response to the Impact of the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic on Nationwide Infant Formula Supply Chain Issues and 2022 Abbott Recall – Medical Documentation for Infants in Food Packages III

This letter is in response to correspondence from WIC state agencies requesting program flexibility from WIC federal requirements as a result of the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the 2022 Abbott recall of certain powder infant formula and exempt infant formula.

03/03/2022
Resource | Proposed Rule Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security proposes to prescribe how it determines whether a noncitizen is inadmissible to the United States under section 212(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act because they are likely at any time to become a public charge. 

02/24/2022
Resource | Policy | General/Other Voluntary Recall of Certain Abbott Powder Formulas, including Similac, Alimentum and EleCare

FNS is committed to providing WIC participants with access to a variety of safe and healthy foods, including infant formula, and strongly encourages WIC state agencies to take expedient action to ensure that WIC participants can exchange recalled product on hand, and can use WIC benefits in their EBT balance or on paper WIC food instruments to purchase product that has not been recalled

02/18/2022
Resource | Waivers WIC - Compliance Investigation

FNS is allowing WIC agencies to waive conducting compliance investigations of a minimum of five percent of the number of vendors authorized. 

02/14/2022
Resource | Notices Semiannual Regulatory Agenda - Fall 2021

This agenda provides summary descriptions of significant and not significant regulations being developed in USDA agencies in conformance with Executive Orders “Regulatory Planning and Review” and “Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review.” 

01/31/2022
Resource | Waivers WIC - Direct Distribution

FNS is allowing WIC agencies that currently operate direct distribution models to issue two months of benefits to participants at one time due to closures and need for social distancing.

01/29/2022
Resource | Waivers WIC - Local Agency Monitoring

FNS is allowing WIC agencies to conduct local agency monitoring reviewing virtually instead of onsite. WIC agencies must still conduct monitoring reviews of each local agency at least biennially. 

01/29/2022
Page updated: October 14, 2021