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Sponsoring organizations and institutions are required by regulation to keep Bulletins, Instructions, and USDA Policy Memorandums for reference and to apply immediately the appropriate instruction to agency programs. Call Child Nutrition Programs if you need further clarification.
USDA Policy Memo 04-2022 Question and Answer Guidance on the Final Rule Child Nutrition Programs: Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Effective July 1, 2022
This guidance is intended to be transitional and in effect for school years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024. FNS plans on creating a new rule for long-term meal pattern requirements to be effective starting in school year 2024-2025. This rule includes NLSP, School Breakfast and CACFP. For CACFP it allows serving low fat flavored milk for children 6 years and up.
Infant Formula Recall
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating consumer complaints of bacterial infections in four infants who consumed powdered infant formula produced in Abbott Nutrition’s facility in Sturgis, Michigan. All four infants had to be hospitalized and the bacterial infection may have contributed to death in two patients.
The FDA has published a full list of recalled brands. Recalled products should no longer be available for sale. But if you have these products in your home, check the lot code on the bottom of the package to determine if they are included in the recall.
The FDA also is providing additional information for parents and caregivers of infants receiving medical specialty infant formula and individuals using certain medical foods. Because infant formula is the only source of nutrition for many newborns and infants, the FDA understands and shares the concerns parents and caregivers may have.
Main FDA website: FDA Investigation of Cronobacter and Salmonella Complaints: Powdered Infant Formula (February 2022) | FDA
FDA consumer page: Infant Formula Recall: What to Know | FDA
FNS Office of Food Safety page: Infant Formula Safety | Food and Nutrition Service (usda.gov)
Abbott’s press release: Abbott Voluntarily Recalls Powder Formulas Manufactured at One Plant - Feb 17, 2022 (mediaroom.com)
Abbott’s recall information site: Abbott Recall | Similac, Alimentum, EleCare Powder Formulas (similacrecall.com)
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