December 5, 2003

Your Views Are Important!
It is Time to Send in Your Comments on
USDA's Plans to Evaluate and Revise
The WIC Food Package

ACT NOW! It is important for you to respond to USDA's request for comments on their plans to evaluate and revise the WIC food packages. USDA is seeking comments on redesigning the food packages offered through the WIC Program to determine if revisions would better improve the nutritional intake, health and development of participants. By offering recommendations you can help to improve the WIC food package and to defend WIC benefits against unnecessary cuts.

SEND COMMENTS TO:

Ms. Patricia Daniels
Director, WIC
Food and Nutrition Service
Department of Agriculture
3101 Park Center Drive, Room 520
Alexandria, Virginia 22302-1594

Fax: (703) 305-2196
**NOTE: If you fax your comments, you must also send a hard copy to the above address.

DEADLINE: Comments must be postmarked on or before December 15, 2003.

MODEL LETTER: A model comment letter is now available on the FRAC web site. If you feel the model letter represents your views, you can simply sign the letter and send it to USDA. The model letter has a space on the last page for you to write your organization's name, address and phone number. You can also use the model comment letter as a guide to write your own letter.

• Model comment letter, ready to print and sign
• Model comment letter, editable (Word document)

USDA's request for comments, entitled "Revisions to the WIC Food Package," and additional background information can be found on their web site.

If you have any questions please contact Geri Henchy at the Food Research and Action Center: ghenchy@frac.org or (202) 986-2200 extension 3025.

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Prepared by the Food Research & Action Center, 1875 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20009; 202-986-2200; www.frac.org