Just wonderfully how stupid where is just plain co
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Posted On: 05/25/2022 7:08:17 AM
Just wonderfully how stupid where is just plain common since.(Georgia was deliberately destroying unopened and unexpired baby formula, until now
WSBTV.com News Staff - Yesterday 6:54 PM)
he Georgia Department of Public Health is changing a policy that led to the destruction of infant formula that was unopened and unexpired.
The policy involved formula or WIC-eligible nutritionals that were returned to WIC clinics. The previous policy required the clinics to throw out returned formula, even if it was unopened and unexpired.
The DPH sent a memo Friday updating the policy for returned formulas. The new policy allows WIC clinics to donate any unopened and unexpired to community food banks.
The previous policy was in line with a 2019 recommendation from the United States Department of Agriculture to dispose of returned WIC infant formula to ensure safety. The recommendation states the formula “may have been inappropriately stored (e.g., exposed to extremely high temperatures), may be past its use-by-date, or subjected to tampering (e.g., labels or use-by dates changed). Some of these conditions can cause products to lose nutrients, impact the product’s safety, and potentially threaten the health of recipients.”
Georgia WIC is working daily to identify and provide options for parents in search of formula,” said Georgia Department of Public Health Director of Communications Nancy Nydam. “Among those, was the change to the policy about donating formula to community food banks. After consulting with USDA FNS, Georgia WIC updated its policy to require that WIC clinics donate returned formula (as long as it is not expired, damaged or otherwise unsuitable for donation) to a community food program.”
WSBTV.com News Staff - Yesterday 6:54 PM)
he Georgia Department of Public Health is changing a policy that led to the destruction of infant formula that was unopened and unexpired.
The policy involved formula or WIC-eligible nutritionals that were returned to WIC clinics. The previous policy required the clinics to throw out returned formula, even if it was unopened and unexpired.
The DPH sent a memo Friday updating the policy for returned formulas. The new policy allows WIC clinics to donate any unopened and unexpired to community food banks.
The previous policy was in line with a 2019 recommendation from the United States Department of Agriculture to dispose of returned WIC infant formula to ensure safety. The recommendation states the formula “may have been inappropriately stored (e.g., exposed to extremely high temperatures), may be past its use-by-date, or subjected to tampering (e.g., labels or use-by dates changed). Some of these conditions can cause products to lose nutrients, impact the product’s safety, and potentially threaten the health of recipients.”
Georgia WIC is working daily to identify and provide options for parents in search of formula,” said Georgia Department of Public Health Director of Communications Nancy Nydam. “Among those, was the change to the policy about donating formula to community food banks. After consulting with USDA FNS, Georgia WIC updated its policy to require that WIC clinics donate returned formula (as long as it is not expired, damaged or otherwise unsuitable for donation) to a community food program.”
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