USDA finalizes modern WIC program, secures additional $1bn in funding

By Deniz Ataman

10-Apr-2024 Last updated on 10-Apr-2024 at 17:41 GMT

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A wider range of packaged foods, including canned fish, canned beans and some plant-based dairy, could qualify for reimbursement under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) following an update by the US Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), announced this week.

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