The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is the major purchaser of infant … formula in the United States. To reduce cost to the WIC program, each State awards a sole-source contract to a formula … manufacturer to provide its product to WIC participants in the State. As part of the contract, the WIC State agency receives …

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides supplemental food, nutrition … participate in the program. The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, which authorized funds for WIC, is set to expire on … of the program and to consider improvements. This report explains how WIC works, examines program trends, and discusses …

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides participating infants with … was purchased through WIC, based on 2004-06 data, and that formula costs to the WIC program have increased. Typically, WIC … State agencies receive substantial rebates from manufacturers for each can of formula provided through the program. Each WIC …

The mission of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is to safeguard the … health of low-income women, infants, and children through age 4 who are at nutritional risk. WIC provides nutritious foods to … participate in the program. WIC is USDA’s third-largest food and nutrition assistance program, accounting for 10 percent of total …

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is the major purchaser of infant … formula in the United States. To reduce the cost of infant formula to WIC, Federal law requires that WIC State agencies … operate a costcontainment system for the purchase of infant formula. Typically, WIC State agencies obtain substantial …