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Policies for Child Nutrition USDA Foods Programs

FNS issues policy memoranda to provide guidance on implementing Food Distribution Programs including Child Nutrition (CN) Programs (i.e., institutions participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)). If you have any questions regarding these policies, please e-mail fdd-psb@fns.usda.gov or contact the appropriate FNS Regional Office for your state.

Policy # Program Subject

 Issued

FD-129 NSLP,
CACFP,
SFSP
USDA Foods Bone-in-Chicken Products 03/07/13
FD-125 NSLP Offering School Food Authorities the Required Value and
Variety of USDA Foods, and Efficient and Cost-Effective
Distribution
10/15/12
SP20-2012 NSLP Frozen Fruit Products and Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs 09/11/12
SP39-2012 NSLP Existing Inventory of USDA Foods and Commercial Products 08/03/12
FD-121 NSLP Donated Foods Possibly Containing Lean Finely Textured ((LFT) Beef 03/30/12
FD-119 NSLP,
Processing
Soliciting Bids from Commercial Distributors for End Products 02/13/12
FD-110
Revised
NSLP,
CACFP,
SFSP

Clarification in Crediting for, and Use of, Donated Foods in Contracts with Food Service Management Companies--First and Final Contract Years

01/25/11
FD-107 NSLP,
CACFP,
SFSP,
CSFP,
FDPIR,
TEFAP,
Charitable Institutions

Storage and Inventory Management of USDA Donated Foods

06/09/10
FD-105 NSLP,
CACFP,
CSFP,
FDPIR,
NSIP

Setting Aside the Commodity Acceptability Reporting Requirement

04/13/10
FD-104 NSLP,
CACFP,
SFSP,
CSFP,
FDPIR,
TEFAP,
Charitable Institutions

Value of USDA Donated Foods for Audits

02/18/10
FD-098 CSFP,
FDPIR,
TEFAP,
NSLP,
CACF,
SFSP,
NSIP,
Processing,
Charitable Institutions,
SCs

FY 2010 Appropriations for Human Pandemic Emergencies

11/05/09
FD-089 NSLP,
SFSP,
CACFP

Clarification of State Agency Review Requirements for Donated Foods in the National School Lunch Program and Other Child Nutrition Programs

05/21/09

FD-088

FDPIR,
TEFAP,
CSFP,
NSLP

Reimbursement of Intra-State Transportation Costs During Disasters

04/21/09
FD-084 NSLP,
CACFP,
SFSP
 
Use of Donated Food in the National School Lunch Program and Other Child Nutrition Programs. Cancellation of Policy Memo FD-060 02/04/09
FD-081 SFSP

Distribution of Donated Foods to Service Institutions Participating in the Summer Food Service Program

11/24/08
FD-080
Revised
NSLP,
SFSP,
CACFP

Guidance in Crediting for, and Use of, Donated Foods in Contracts with Food Service Management Companies

01/25/11
FD-071 CSFP,
FDPIR,
NSLP,
CACFP,
NSIP

Setting Aside the Commodity Acceptability Reporting Requirement

01/16/08
FD-067
Revised
NSLP

School Food Authorities Acting as a Collective Unit in the Control and Use of Donated Foods

12/14/09
FD-066 CSFP,
FDPIR,
TEFAP,
NSLP,
CACFP,
SFSP
NSIP,
Processing,
Charitable Institutions,
SCs
Continuation of USDA Food Assistance During a Human Pandemic (revised) 08/31/09
FD-062
Revised
CSFP,
FDPIR,
TEFAP,
NSLP,
CACFP,
SFSP,
NSIP,
Processing,
Charitable Institutions,
SCs
Electronic Receipting for USDA Direct and Multi-Food Shipments 04/25/11
FD-060
Cancelled
NSLP,
CACFP,
SFSP

 
Use of Donated Food in the National School Lunch Program and other Child Nutrition Programs 06/21/06 (Issued) 02/04/09 (Cancelled)
 FD-058  CSFP,
 FDPIR,
 TEFAP
 NSLP,
 CACFP,
 SFSP,
 NSIP
 Annual Physical Inventory-Reconciliation of Book
 Inventory to Physical Inventory
06/15/06
 FD-053  CSFP,
 FDPIR,
 NSLP, 
 CACFP,
 NSIP
 Set Aside of the Commodity Acceptability Reporting
 Requirement
03/24/06
 FD-052  CSFP,
 FDPIR,
 TEFAP,
 NSLP,
 CACFP,
 SFSP,
 NSIP
 Annual Physical Inventory - Reconciliation and
 Offsetting
01/27/06
 FD-023  NSLP  Accounting for Donated Foods in Cost-Reimbursable
 Contracts Between School Food Authorities and
 Food Service Management Companies
02/25/04
 FD-020
 Revised
 NSLP,
 CACFP,
 SFSP
 NSIP,
 Charitable
 Institutions,
 SCs  
 Single Inventory and Related Commodity Issues--
 Clarification of Regulatory Changes and Other 
 Guidance
05/23/03
 
 FD-002  NSLP,
 CACFP 
 Determining School and Child Care Commodity
 
Entitlements
 

 02/05/03 

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