FNS Documents & Resources

Use a food thermometer to check for the safe minimum internal temperature.

This page includes links to all the household USDA Foods Product Information Sheets for the protein food group. 

This page includes links to all the household USDA Foods Product Information Sheets for the fruits food group. 

This page contains links to the household Programs USDA Foods Product Information Sheets in the grains food group. 

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will discontinue the requirement for vendors to use high security seals to secure USDA Foods deliveries as of July 1, 2023. 

These handouts provide general recommendations on handwashing, cleaning, and disinfecting, to operators of USDA Foods household programs including CSFP, TEFAP, and FDPIR. 

This page includes links to all the household USDA Foods Product Information Sheets for the dairy food group. 

A set of three handouts on best practices to help you safely handle and store USDA foods at home.

This trio of infographics shares key data points about FDPIR. Learn how many households include children or elderly members, how the FDPIR food package compares to the average American diet, how nutrition education is changing the ways program participants cook and eat, and more!

Welcome to the USDA Food and Nutrition Service’s Household Certification Training course for the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations. FDPIR is a federal program that provides USDA foods to low-income households living on Indian reservations, in designated areas near reservations, and in the State of Oklahoma. FNS developed the FDPIR Household Certification Training course to help Indian Tribal Organization (ITO) and state agency certification workers and their supervisors successfully administer the program.