pa-56-37-1347: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) vendor minimum stocking requirements

Summary

To serve as a WIC authorized store, a store must satisfy, among other selection criteria, the selection criteria in 28 Pa. Code § 1103.4(5) (relating to selection criteria for authorization and reauthorization). This selection criteria requires that a store applying for WIC authorization or WIC reauthorization to ''at all times have available on the premises the minimum inventory of allowable foods as established by the Department under § 1103.5 (relating to minimum inventory) at shelf prices that are equal to or less than the competitive prices applicable to the store's peer group for those foods.'' The Department of Health is setting forth the minimum inventory, also known as minimum stocking requirements (MSR), in the following table, in accordance with 28 Pa. Code § 1103.5(a)(3). The WIC MSRs taking effect January 1, 2027, are different than the previous requirements, as shown by the following table. Expiring (on December 31, 2026) WIC MSRs Change(s) from previous WIC MSRs WIC MSRs Effective January 1, 2027 Formula Similac Advance Liquid Concentrate 5 13 oz. containers* No change Formula Similac Advance Liquid Concentrate 5 13 oz. containers* Formula Similac Advance Powder 10 12.4 oz. containers* No change Formula Similac Advance Powder 10 12.4 oz. containers* Formula Similac Soy Isomil Powder 5 12.4 oz. containers* No change Formula Similac Soy Isomil Powder 5 12.4 oz. containers* Infant Food Cereal, 2 WIC allowable varieties in 8 oz. containers with a total...

The agency’s own summary, as published.