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2015 AGA YEAR IN REVIEW
Alabama Legislative Update
ALABAMA WIC CHANGES FOR 2015
The Alabama WIC Department had several notices
and changes that happened in 2015. Starting in Octo-
ber 2015 there were both Food Package changes and
Minimum Stock Requirement changes. Changes in-
cluded:
Peanut Butter - No whipped, spreads, reduced fat,
omega-e, organic, combinations with jelly, honey,
etc.
Cereals - No longer accept Kellogg’s: All-Bran
Complete Wheat Flakes, Crispix, Scooby-Doo!.
Malt-O-Meal: Crispy Rice, Blueberry Mini Spoon-
ers, Frosted Mini Spooners, Oat Blenders with
Honey, Oat Blenders with Honey & Almonds.
Post: Grape-Nuts Flakes.
Gerber 2nd stage infant fruits and vegetables in
4oz. Glass jars are no longer WIC approved.
Soy Milk - No chocolate, Complete, DHA omega
-3, fat free, light or organic. No quarts or twin
packs.
Tortillas - Guerrero whole wheat and corn, Ortega
whole wheat are no longer accepted.
Cobblestone Mill bread is no longer accepted.
New Alabama WIC brochures were mailed out to
each retail location. If you did not receive one, please
contact the WIC office at 888-942-4673. All author-
ized WIC vendors must comply with these program
changes as well as all program requirements.
WIC FOOD INSTRUMENT ISSUE
The Alabama WIC Department received a tremendous number of Food Instruments for Infant Fruit and Vege-
tables rejecting for Amount Over Maximum due to cashiers allowing the participant to purchase 16– 2 packages.
This results in lost revenue for your store. In 2015 we urged you to educate your cashiers to be mindful of the
quantity list on the Food Instrument.
Please look at the Food Instrument below: