1686 Special supplement nutrition program for women, infants and children (WIC Program)

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC Program)

[31 Pa.B. 5323]

I.  2001-2002 WIC Food List

   Under 28 Pa. Code § 1103.5(c), the WIC Program hereby publishes notice of the 2001-2002 WIC Food List which contains the required types of foods, the maximum allowable cost of certain foods and if applicable, names of allowable brands of foods. Effective October 1, 2001, the 2001-2002 WIC Food List authorizes the following as allowable foods for the purpose of the WIC Program:

Cheese

   Regular, reduced fat, low fat or fat free, low cholesterol, low sodium. If from the dairy case, the cheese must be marked with weight, type and cost. Cheese must cost no more than $5.99 per pound. Minimum package size 8 ounces.

American (Pasteurized Process)	Cheddar
Cheddarella	Cojack
Colby (Longhorn)	Monterey Jack
Mozzarella	Muenster
Provolone	Swiss

   Not Allowed:  Individually wrapped, imported, deli service, cheese foods, imitation cheese, cheese products or spreads, string cheese, cheese with added ingredients.

Milk

   Fluid (pasteurized; quarts costing no more than $1.10, half gallons costing no more than $2.20 or gallons costing no more than $4.40). Any fat level allowed; acidophilus allowed. Lactose reduced or lactose free if specified on the WIC check. Evaporated (12 ounce cans) if specified on the WIC check. Dry (packages) if specified on the WIC check.

   Not allowed:  Flavored milk, buttermilk, goat's milk, milk with added calcium or protein.

Eggs

   Any size raw shell eggs costing no more than $1.65 a dozen.

Juice

Single Strength, costing no more than $2.75 per container (46 ounce container, 100% pure juice):

Apple	Seneca, Lucky Leaf or Musselman's
Orange	any brand
Pineapple	Dole, Liberty Gold or any brand stamped ''100% Hawaiian'' on top
100% Grape, regular or white	Welch's, Seneca
V8 (regular, lightly tangy, picante, healthy request)	Campbell's
Juicy Juice (any flavor)	Libby

Frozen Concentrated, costing no more than $2.75 per container (11.5 to 12 ounce container, 100% pure juice):

Apple	Seneca, Shurfine, Weis, Musselman's, Old Orchard, Lucky Leaf, Foodland, Food Club, Finast
Orange	any brand
Pineapple Orange	Dole
Pineapple-Orange-Banana	Dole
100% Grape	Seneca, Welch's with yellow pull tab
White Grape Juice Blends	Welch's with yellow pull tab

Shelf Stable Concentrated, costing no more than $2.75 per container. (11.5 to 12 ounce container, 100% pure juice)

Any flavor with yellow trim

Juicy Juice, Welch's Juice Makers

   Not allowed:  Juices with added sugar, alcohol or carbonation.

Dry Beans and Peas

   Any kind in 1-pound package

   Not allowed:  Beans with seasonings

Cereal

Adult/Child Cereals:
Minimum package size 8 ounces.

General Mills:
Cheerios (regular, multigrain)
Chex (wheat, corn, rice, multi-bran)
Kix (regular only)
Total Corn Flakes
Wheaties (regular flavor)

Kellogg Co.:
Complete Bran Flakes (oat, wheat)
Corn Flakes
Mini Wheats (strawberry, raisin)
Product 19
Special K

Nabisco:
Cream of Wheat (regular, quick, instant)
Instant Cream of Wheat (original flavor packets)

Quaker Co.:
Instant Grits (all flavors)
Instant Quaker Oatmeal (regular flavor individual packets)
King Vitamin
Life (regular flavor)

Store Brand Cereal:
Crisp(y) Rice, Corn Flakes, Toasted Oats/Tasteoos (Food Club, Weis Quality, Pathmark, Best Yet, Finast, Food Lion, Shop Rite, Shur Fine)

   Not allowed:  Individual serving boxes.

Peanut Butter

   15 to 18 ounce container costing no more than $2.75 per container.

   Not allowed:  Reduced fat peanut butter; peanut butter mixed with jelly, marshmallow or chocolate.

Infant Formula

Contract Brand

Milk Based:  Similac w/Iron

Soy Based:  Isomil

   Other brands and types of formula must be specified on the WIC check.

Infant Juice

   Any brand 4 ounce container.

   Not allowed:  Organic varieties, Beechnut Juice Plus or juice with yogurt.

Infant Cereal

   Any brand in 8 or 16 ounce box.

   Not allowed:  Organic varieties, variety pack, cereal with fruit, formula or yogurt.

Tuna and Carrots

   These foods are only for breast-feeding women whose babies do not get formula from WIC.

Tuna
(Any brand, chunk light, packed in water, 6 to 6-1/2 ounce cans)

Fresh Carrots
(Whole, unpeeled in 1 or 2 pound cello pack)

Canned Carrots
(Any brand sliced, 14 to 20 ounce can)

II.  Contract Brand of Formula

   Under 28 Pa. Code § 1103.5(c), the WIC Program hereby publishes notice of the name of the contract brand of infant formula. The WIC Program has entered into a contract with Ross Laboratories to be the primary provider of infant formula for the WIC Program. The contract brand of infant formula Ross Products and the names of the formula are Similac with Iron and Isomil. Other brands and types of formula must be specified on the WIC check to be authorized for purchase with a WIC check. The information contained herein is effective October 1, 2001.

III.  Maximum Allowable Cost for WIC Food Prescription One and WIC Food Prescription Two

   Under 28 Pa. Code § 1103.4(a)(6), the WIC Program hereby publishes notice of the maximum allowable cost for WIC Food Prescription One and WIC Food Prescription Two. The information contained herein is effective October 1, 2001.

   The maximum allowable cost for WIC Food Prescription One is $51.86 and the maximum allowable cost for WIC Food Prescription Two is $136.71.

IV.  Allocation of Store Slots

   Under 28 Pa. Code § 1103.3(b), the WIC Program hereby publishes notice of the store slot allocations by county as listed. The information contained herein is effective immediately upon this publication.

County	New Slot Allocation	County	New Slot Allocation
Adams	15	Lackawanna	42
Allegheny	143	Lancaster	57
Armstrong	15	Lawrence	16
Beaver	27	Lebanon	15
Bedford	9	Lehigh	49
Berks	53	Luzerne	49
Blair	30	Lycoming	23
Bradford	17	Mckean	11
Bucks	34	Mercer	21
Butler	23	Mifflin	10
Cambria	28	Monroe	21
Cameron	2	Montgomery	48
Carbon	9	Montour	2
Centre	15	Northampton	33
Chester	34	Northumberland	15
Clarion	9	Perry	5
Clearfield	18	Philadelphia	274
Clinton	9	Pike	6
Columbia	10	Potter	5
Crawford	17	Schuylkill	21
Cumberland	14	Snyder	5
Dauphin	40	Somerset	17
Delaware	51	Sullivan	2
Elk	7	Susquehanna	9
Erie	56	Tioga	11
Fayette	34	Union	5
Forest	1	Venango	14
Franklin	23	Warren	8
Fulton	3	Washington	33
Greene	10	Wayne	9
Huntingdon	9	Westmoreland	48
Indiana	16	Wyoming	7
Jefferson	11	York	40
Juniata	5

   Persons with a disability who wish to obtain a copy of this notice and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to do so should contact Greg Landis at [phone], V/TT: [phone] for Speech and/or Hearing Impaired Persons or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at [phone] [TT].

ROBERT S. ZIMMERMAN, Jr.,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 01-1686. Filed for public inspection September 14, 2001, 9:00 a.m.]