WIC Infant Formula Bidding Requirements To Encompass Soy-Based Products
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
State WIC agencies awarding a "single solicitation" bid for milk-based infant formula must require any manufacturer who does not also produce a soy-based formula to subcontract for supply of a soy product, the Food & Nutrition Service says in an interim rule.
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