Resource | Policy Memos
Procuring Local Meat, Poultry, Game and Eggs for Child Nutrition Programs
Recently, FNS has received a number of questions related to buying local meat, poultry, game, and eggs; this memorandum seeks to clarify the regulatory requirements related to food safety and answer specific questions related to these products with a series of questions and answers.
SP 01,CACFP 01, SFSP 01-2016
11/20/2023
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2015-0015
Local Foods in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide guidance on the incorporation of local foods and agriculture-based curriculum in early childhood education and care settings, clarifies policies in the recently published FNS Instruction relevant to local food production and procurement, and includes questions and answers regarding procuring local food for use in the CACFP.
CACFP11-2015
03/13/2015