Information for Food Manufacturers

NOTICE:
The next review date for additional food items shall occur after the submission deadline of February 28, 2014.

• Regulatory Requirements for WIC-Eligible Foods

Information Required for Food Product Review.

1. Types and sizes of all product package containers.
2. Include copies of the Nutrition Facts panels.
3. Copies of or actual package flats or labels for the product. 
4. Universal Product Code (UPC).
5. Ingredients of the product, listed in decreasing order of predominance by weight.
6. Include written verification that the product meets Federal WIC requirements. For example, is the juice 100% fruit/vegetable juice; what is the vitamin C fortification level in milligrams per 100 milliliters?
7. List of New Jersey stores distribution of the product
8. Average/suggested retail prices for the product per container size.
9. At the time of review, each food item must be available statewide.
10. New food product information submission dates:
     January 1, 2014 - February 28, 2014.
    

Mail to: 

Victoria Hollist, M.A., E.H.S.
WIC Immunization/Outreach Coordinator
New Jersey Department of Health
WIC Program,
50 East State Street
P O Box 364,
Trenton, NJ 08625-0364