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-Information courtesy Granville Vance Public Health
Due to COVID-19, there are significant impacts on providing WIC program services and the vendors’ abilities to maintain an inventory of certain WIC-eligible products.
In response to these strains, the North Carolina WIC Program has been approved by FNS to offer specific flexibilities for some of the food package requirements through May 31, 2020.
These flexibilities include:
Milk: Participants who have skim/nonfat or 1% milk on their food benefits will also be able to redeem 2% milk.
Yogurt: Participants who have nonfat/low-fat yogurt on their food benefits will also be able to redeem whole fat yogurt.
Whole Wheat/Whole Grain Bread: Participants will be allowed to substitute authorized whole wheat or whole grain bread in loaf sizes up to 24 oz. when 16 oz. packages are unavailable.
For more information on NC’s WIC program, including a list of departments by county, please visit www.nutritionnc.com/wic/.