The USDA has proposed changes to WIC “food package” rules, which determine the exact items you can buy with WIC benefits, down to the brand, type, and size.
![Biden Administration wants to change what people on WIC can buy A mother signs up to receive food supplements utilizing the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Women, Infant, and Children’s (WIC) food nutrition program in Pineville, Kentucky in January 1974. Photo courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration.](https://justharvest.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/USDA-flickr-WIC-1974-800-200x200.jpg)
The USDA has proposed changes to WIC “food package” rules, which determine the exact items you can buy with WIC benefits, down to the brand, type, and size.
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