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Food Distribution Program Policy Alerts

NOTE: These policy alerts are provided for reference purposes only. Each has been deleted, rescinded, amended or incorporated into a program handbook and is no longer in effect as written.
Alert # Title Format Format Attachments
FD 2009-04 40 Case Minimum   .pdf none
FD 2009-03 Monitoring Direct Ship Storage Facilities   .pdf none
FD 2009-02 Record Retention Requirement Change   .pdf none
FD 2009-01 Publication of Final Rule – Management of Donated Foods   .pdf none
FD 2008-6 Obtaining a FDP Handbook   .pdf none
FD 2008-5 Form H1497, Form H1499, Form H1512, Form H2048, Form H2049, and Form H4508   .pdf none
FD 2008-4 Revised Form H4508   .pdf none
FD 2008-3 Requirements for School Food Authorities (SFAs) Acting as a Collective Unit in the Control and Use of Donated Foods   .pdf none
FD 2008-2 Revised Form H1548, Application/Management Plan Change, and
Instructions		   .pdf none
FD 2008-1 Request for an Appeal Hearing   .pdf none
FD 2007-4 Inventory Levels at Processors   .pdf none
FD 2007-3 Eligibility of Private Adult Correctional Institutions to Receive and Use United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Donated Commodities   .pdf none
FD 2007-2 Allowable and Unallowable Uses of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Donated Commodities   .pdf none
FD 2007-1 Annual Physical Inventory   .pdf none
FD 2006-5 Revised Form   .pdf none
FD 2006-4 Revision to FDP Handbook Civil Rights Requirements   .pdf none
FD 2006-3 Revised Form H1569, Single Audit Identification Data and Instructions   .pdf 1, 2
FD 2006-2 Federal Procurement Regulations   .pdf none
FD 2006-1
Supplement #1 		Revised Civil Rights Staff Training Materials - Correction   .pdf 1
FD 2006-1 Revised Civil Rights Staff Training Materials   .pdf 1
FD 2005-4 Revised Forms   pdf none
FD 2005-3 Clarification for School Food Authorities Regarding Commodity Losses   .pdf none
FD 2005-2 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Irradiated Commodities   .pdf none
FD 2005-1 Procedures for United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Donated Commodity Complaints   .pdf 1
FD 2004-2 Revised Form 1569, Single Audit Identification Data   .pdf none
FD 2004-1 Fee-For-Service Billing Methods Through a Distributor   .pdf none
FD 2002-02 Commercial Labels on Commodities .pdf none
FD 99-4 Commodity Loss Reports   .pdf none
FD 99-3 Changes in Eligibility for Program-Specific Audits for Contractor Fiscal Year's Beginning On or After July,
1998		   .pdf none
FD 99-1 Replacement of Bonus Commodity Losses   .pdf none
FD 95-1 Salvage of Commodities   .pdf none
FD 93-1 Shorts of Commodities   .pdf none
FD 92-4 Use of Commodities not available    

Food Distribution Program Policy Notices

NOTE: These policy notices are provided for reference purposes only. Each has been deleted, rescinded, amended or incorporated into a program handbook and is no longer in effect as written.
Notice # Title Format Format Attachments
FD 2009-03 Clarifying Policy Alert FDP 2009-03, Monitoring Direct Ship Storage Facilities   .pdf none
FD 2009-02 Clarification of Requirements in Final Rule – Management of Donated Foods   .pdf none
FD 2009-01 Commodity Inventory Levels at Processors   .pdf none
FD 2008-2 TDA Civil Rights Training Video   .pdf none
FD 2008-1 Low-sodium Canned Vegetables   .pdf none
FD 2007-3 Removal of Shortening From the Commodity Foods Availability List   .pdf none
FD 2007-2 Subscribe to Special Nutrition Programs (SNP) e-News   .pdf none
FD 2007-1 New Notice   .pdf none
FD 2006-1 Financial Services Name Change to Administrative Management Services Section   .pdf none
FD 2005-2 New Web Site Address   .pdf none
FD 2005-1 List of FD Current Policy Releases   .pdf none
FD 2004-4 Warehouse Inventory Control, Quality and Safety   .pdf 1
FD 2004-3 The Special Nutrition Programs Website – A Resource for Everyone   .pdf none
FD 2004-1 Universal Numbering System   .pdf none
FD 2001-2 Storage of Grain Products During Summer Months   .pdf none
FD 99-4 Revised "Best if Used By" Dates   .pdf  
FD 99-2 Peanut Products (Health Risks)   .pdf none
FD 96-1 Changes to Shipping Procedures for USDA Commodities   .pdf none
FD 93-11 Transportation - Weather Protection   .pdf none
FD 93-7 Commercial Deliveries of Commodities   .pdf none

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