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USDA/FNS | RIN: 0584-AD77 | Publication ID: Fall 2008 |
Title: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Revisions in the WIC Food Packages | |
Abstract: This interim final rule implements the first comprehensive revisions to the WIC food packages since 1980. These revised food packages were developed to better reflect current nutrition science and dietary recommendations than do current food packages, within the parameters of current program costs. This interim final rule revises regulations governing the WIC food packages to align the WIC food packages with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) (1) and current infant feeding practice guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics, better promote and support the establishment of successful long-term breastfeeding, provide WIC participants with a wider variety of food, and provide WIC State agencies with greater flexibility in prescribing food packages to accommodate participants with cultural food preferences. (05-006) | |
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA) | Priority: Economically Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions |
Major: Yes | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 246 | |
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1786 |
Legal Deadline:
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Overall Description of Deadline: CN and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-265) requires issuance of final rule within 18 months of release of IOM Report. |
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: Local, State, Tribal |
Small Entities Affected: Businesses | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Information URL: www.fns.usda.gov/wic | Public Comment URL: www.fns.usda.gov/wic |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: James F Herbert Regulatory Review Specialist Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302 Phone:703 305-2572 Email: james.herbert@fns.usda.gov |