FNS Finalizes Rule to Improve Access and Parity in Food Distribution Programs

FNS Finalizes Rule to Improve Access and Parity in Food Distribution Programs

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) released a final rule to improve access and parity in food distribution programs (final rule; press release). Impacted programs include the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CFSP), Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), and USDA foods disaster response. FNS finalizes changes with the following aims: Increasing… (McClurg, October 30, 2024) #Nutrition