[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 7, Volume 4]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 7CFR247.2]



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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE

 

    CHAPTER II--FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 

PART 247_COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 247.2  The purpose and scope of CSFP.



    (a) How does CSFP help participants? Through CSFP, the Department 

provides nutritious commodities to help State and local agencies meet 

the nutritional needs of low-income pregnant, postpartum, and 

breastfeeding women, infants under one year of age, children who are at 

least one year of age but have not reached their sixth birthday, and 

elderly persons. Through local agencies, each participant receives a 

monthly package of commodities, based on food package guide rates 

developed by FNS, with input from State and local agencies. Food 

packages include such nutritious foods as infant formula and cereal, 

juices, canned fruits and vegetables, canned meat or poultry and other 

protein items, and grain products such as pasta, as well as other foods. 

Participants also receive nutrition education.

    (b) How many persons may be served in CSFP? State agencies may serve 

eligible persons up to the caseload limit assigned to them by FNS. 

Caseload is the number of persons that may be served on an average 

monthly basis over the course of the caseload cycle, which extends from 

January 1 through the following December 31.