WIC

IFPA notes produce wins in USDA’s updates to WIC nutrition program

April 9, 2024 WASHINGTON – The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962, the largest and most diverse international association...

12 months ago 3 minute read

Biden administration finalizes updates to foods provided through WIC

Chicago, April 9, 2024 – Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has...

12 months ago 6 minute read

IFPA’s statement after Congressional WIC funding vote

WASHINGTON (March 6, 2024) – The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962, the largest and most diverse international association...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Update on the farm bill

As the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962 launches a major campaign to preserve funding for the Special Supplemental...

1 year ago 2 minute read

IFPA launches ad campaign defending the WIC program

January 10, 2024 – Washington, D.C. – The International Fresh Produce Association BB #:378962 launched its largest-ever ad campaign in...

1 year ago 3 minute read

A look at IFPA as lobbyist

Mollie Van Lieu of the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962 has coauthored an op-ed piece for U.S. News...

1 year ago 4 minute read

USDA research finds WIC vastly underutilized

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2023 – The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, known as WIC, is vital...

1 year ago 5 minute read

IFPA members rally to preserve WIC produce benefits

June 28, 2023 Washington, D.C. – As part of its ongoing nutrition advocacy work and in response to a bill...

2 years ago 7 minute read

IFPA applauds Senate agriculture appropriations, full funding for WIC

Washington, DC – The International Fresh Produce Association BB #:378962 applauds the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture’s passage of its Fiscal...

2 years ago 1 minute read

Everybody on board the wagon

Are you on the wagon? This has nothing to do with your alcohol consumption, which is none of my business....

2 years ago 4 minute read

IFPA disappointed by House Ag bill WIC cuts and grower impact

Washington, DC – The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962 is disappointed by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture’s...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Investing in America agenda: USDA and FRAC fund 36 projects

Washington – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), through a cooperative agreement with USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and the...

2 years ago 6 minute read

IFPA urges USDA and FDA to update WIC packages

February 23, 2023 Washington, DC and Newark, DE – As the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962 continues its...

2 years ago 7 minute read

NGA comments on proposed WIC food package revisions

Expanded offerings, greater flexibility in substitutions and package size would help independent grocers better serve WIC beneficiaries. February 21, 2023...

2 years ago 4 minute read

USDA proposes to modernize WIC, offer online shopping

Proposed changes aim to ease stores’ administrative requirements, creates state positions to improve customer experience WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2023 –...

2 years ago 6 minute read

Analyzing USDA’s new WIC guidelines

On November 17, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced new proposed guidelines for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,...

2 years ago 3 minute read

IFPA calls updated WIC food package a win-win for families and produce industry

November 17, 2022 Washington D. C. – The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962 applauds the proposed update to...

2 years ago 4 minute read

USDA proposes WIC changes that increase fruits and vegetables

Washington, Nov. 17, 2022 – USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service is announcing proposed changes to the foods prescribed to participants...

2 years ago 6 minute read
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