The following came through one of my RD lists today. Note the reduction in infant formula.
Rebecca DeYoung Daniels, MBA, RD, LD, IBCLC, RLC
Since the WIC Program's inception in 1974 changes to the WIC food packages have been minimal.
WIC has waited 32 years for the WIC food packages to include fruits and vegetables and to respond to the diverse cultural populations WIC serves.
Revisions to the WIC Food Packages; Proposed Rule was published in the Federal Register today, August 7, 2006. The proposed rule can be accessed at
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/06-6627.pdf
Among the USDA proposals were:
the addition of fresh, processed or combined fruits and vegetables for children and women; baby foods including meats for fully breast-fed infants, and fruits and vegetables to the packages for all infants 6-11 months of age; alternatives to milk including calcium-set tofu, and calcium and vitamin D-rich soy beverage; canned or dried legumes; and canned beans or peas as an alternative to dried legumes; canned fish choices (salmon, sardines); whole wheat bread or other whole grain options;
reductions in infant formula for partially breast-fed infants and for fully formula fed infants 6-11 months; the quantity of eggs; milk for children and women; juice for children and women; and
the elimination of juice for all infants, substituting baby food fruits and vegetables; and whole milk for participants age 2 and older.
DATES: To be assured of consideration, comments must be postmarked on or
before November 6, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The Food and Nutrition Service invites interested persons to
submit comments on this proposed rule.
Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:
. Mail: Send comments to Patricia N. Daniels, Director, Supplemental Food
Programs Division, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, 3101 Park Center
Drive, Room 528, Alexandria, Virginia 22302,
(703) 305-2746.
. Web site: Go to http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments through the link at the Supplemental
Food Programs Division Web site.
. E-mail: Send comments to [log in to unmask] Include ''Docket ID
Number 0584-AD77, WIC Food Packages Rule,'' in the subject line of the
message.
. Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting comments.
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