WIC Food Packages

New food packages are now being provided to WIC participants in all States.  On December 6, 2007, an interim rule revising the WIC food packages was published in the Federal Register. The new food packages align with the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and infant feeding practice guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics. The food packages better promote and support the establishment of successful, long-term breastfeeding, provide WIC participants with a wider variety of foods including fruits and vegetables and whole grains, and provide WIC State agencies greater flexibility in prescribing food packages to accommodate the cultural food preferences of WIC participants.  An interim rule allows the Food and Nutrition Service to obtain feedback on the revisions while allowing implementation to move forward. The interim rule comment period ended on February 1, 2010. FNS is currently reviewing and analyzing comments and expects to promulgate a final rule in 2011.

Comments: All comments submitted electronically via Regulations.gov can now be viewed on Regulations.gov (see instructions below).  FNS is currently processing and uploading to Regulations.gov those comments received via regular mail by the February 1, 2010 deadline.  Viewers should check Regulations.gov on a weekly basis to view newly posted comments. 

To view comments on Regulations.gov:

Go to www.regulations.gov

Click on "Read Comments" at the top of the screen.

Enter keyword or ID:  FNS-2006-0037 (may also search by submitter ID).  Click on "Search."

Note:  Postings with the title "Comment FR Doc # E7-23033" should be disregarded.   These are attachments to comment letters, which are also included with the individual comment to which it was attached.  Due to a system error, these attachments appear both with the comment letter and separately. 

To find out the status of the new food packages in a particular State, contact the State agency directly.