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Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Child Nutrition Labeling Manual

The Child Nutrition Labeling Manual provides food manufacturers with instructions on how to apply and obtain approval for a CN label. 

FNS-965
01/22/2024
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Authorized Labels and Manufacturers

CN numbers that appear on the valid list apply to the CN logo and crediting statement only. It is the manufacturer's responsibility to ensure that the product label meets all over federal labeling requirements.

10/13/2023
Basic page Rates of Reimbursement
07/07/2023
Basic page CACFP Reimbursement Rates

Rates are adjusted annually each July, as required by the statutes and regulations governing CACFP.

07/07/2023
Resource | Federal Register Documents School Meal Programs, National Average Payments/Maximum Reimbursement Rates (July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024)

This notice announces the annual adjustments to the national average payments, the amount of money the federal government provides states for lunches, afterschool snacks and breakfasts served to children participating in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs.

07/07/2023
Resource | Reimbursement Rates SFSP Reimbursement Rates

These Federal Register notices inform the public of the annual adjustments to the reimbursement rates for meals served in the SFSP.

01/06/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Letter to WIC State Agencies on Unwinding and Impacts of Infant Formula Shortage

Letter to WIC state agencies on unwinding and impacts of infant formula shortage.

12/19/2022
Basic page WIC Food Packages - Regulatory Requirements for WIC-Eligible Foods

The following list provides the federal requirements for WIC-eligible foods. USDA requirements for WIC-eligible foods can be found in 7 CFR Part 246.10 and WIC Policy Memorandum #2015-3, Eligibility of White Potatoes for Purchase with the Cash-Value Vouchers.

11/30/2022
Resource | FAQs/Q&As | FNS-GD-2007-0022 Questions and Answers on Alternate Protein Products

The term "Alternate Protein Product" is the name used by FNS to identify products meeting requirements set forth in Appendix A of the NSLP, SBP, SFSP, and the CACFP within the section entitled Alternate Protein Products.

10/04/2022
Resource | Federal Register Documents National School Lunch, Special Milk, and School Breakfast Programs, National Average Payments/Maximum Reimbursement Rates

This notice announces the annual adjustments to the national average payments, the amount of money the federal government provides states for lunches, afterschool snacks, and breakfasts served to children participating in the NSLP and SBPs; to the maximum reimbursement rates, the maximum per lunch rate from federal funds that a state can provide a school food authority for lunches served to children participating in the NSLP; and to the rate of reimbursement for a half-pint of milk served to non-needy children in a school or institution that participates in the SMP for Children.

07/26/2022
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