Best Practices to Minimize Food Waste
This memorandum implements requirements under the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 and provides guidance to TEFAP state agencies on best practices to minimize food waste of privately donated foods provided to TEFAP state agencies and eligible recipient agencies.
Information on the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Act
Section 4104 of the Farm Bill directs USDA to issue guidance to promote awareness of donations of apparently wholesome food by qualified direct donors protected under section 22(c) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. This guidance only applies to privately donated foods provided to TEFAP state agencies and eligible recipient agencies and is not applicable to USDA Foods provided through TEFAP.
Farm Bill Changes to TEFAP State Plan Requirements and Food Funding Formula
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 changes TEFAP state plan requirements and the TEFAP food funding formula.