Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): Revisions in the WIC Food Packages
food-assistance · Food and Nutrition Service · Rule · Published 2007-12-06 · Effective 2008-02-04 · 72 FR 68966
Document
Document number
E7-23033
Federal Register citation
72 FR 68966
CFR reference
7 CFR 246
Type
Rule
Action
Interim rule.
Category
food-assistance
Sub-agency
Food and Nutrition Service
Publication date
2007-12-06
Effective date
2008-02-04
USDA docket
FNS-2006-0037
Abstract
This interim 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.