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Resource | Policy Memos Cancellation of FD-060: Use of Donated Foods in the NSLP and Other Child Nutrition Programs

FD-060, Use of Donated Foods in the NSLP and Other Child Nutrition Programs (dated June 21, 2006) is cancelled. 

02/04/2009
Resource | Policy Memos Distribution of Donated Foods to Service Institutions Participating in the Summer Food Service Program

In this memorandum, we present several options for consideration by the distributing agency to help ensure that service institutions receive donated foods for use in the summer meals provided in SFSP in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

11/24/2008
Resource | Forms FNS-57: Report of Shipment Received Over, Short and/or Damaged

Form FNS-57 is used by consignees to report overages and shortages in a shipment and commodities damaged in transit.

07/01/2008
Resource | Policy Memos Food Distribution Program: Correction Value of Donated Foods (July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007):

Please note that on May 14, 2007, FNS issued the attached Federal Register notice announcing a correction in the national average value of donated foods or, where applicable, cash in lieu of donated foods for school year 2007, which began on July 1, 2006 and runs through June 30, 2007.

07/12/2007
Resource Food Distribution Program: Value of Donated Foods (July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007)

Notice is hereby given that the national average minimum value of donated foods, or cash in lieu thereof, per lunch under NSLP and per lunch and supper under CACFP shall be 16.75 cents for the period July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.

07/16/2006
Resource | Policy Memos Eligibility of Private Adult Correctional Institutions to Receive and Use Donated Foods

This memorandum addresses the eligibility of privately owned or managed adult correctional institutions to receive donated foods for their own use, as charitable institutions, or to receive and use donated foods to provide meals for another charitable institution’s food service.

06/21/2006
Resource | Policy Annual Physical Inventory-Reconciliation of Book Inventory to Physical Inventory

This general USDA Foods guidance memorandum provides instructions on how to reconcile the physical inventory conducted at a distributing agency- or subdistributing agency-level storage facility with the book inventory required to be maintained for that facility.

06/15/2006
Resource | Policy Memos Monthly Performance Report Correction

This memorandum is to clarify the appropriate actions a processor must take when errors are discovered on monthly performance reports.

03/28/2006
Resource | Policy Annual Physical Inventory - Reconciliation and Offsetting

This general USDA Foods guidance 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 FNS Instruction 113-1: Civil Rights Compliance and Enforcement

The purpose of this Instruction and TEFAP program guidance is to establish and convey policy and provide guidance and direction to the USDA Food and Nutrition Service and its recipients and customers, and ensure compliance with and enforcement of the prohibition against discrimination in all FNS nutrition programs and activities, whether federally funded in whole or not. 

11/08/2005
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