[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR247.2]

[Page 407]
 
                          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.