NYA Final WIC Comment

November 6, 2006 Patricia N. Daniels Director, Supplemental Food Programs Division Food and Nutrition Service United States Department of Agriculture 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 528 Alexandria, VA 22302 Re: Comments to the Proposed Rule on Revisions in the WIC Food Packages (Docket No. 0584-AD77, WIC Food Packages Rule) Dear Ms. Daniels: The National Yogurt Association (“NYA”) is pleased to submit these comments to the United States Department of Agriculture’s (“USDA” or “agency”) Food and Nutrition Service (“FNS”) in response to the proposed rule on the “Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Revisions in the WIC Food Packages” (“proposed rule”) published 1in the Federal Register of August 7, 2006. NYA is the national nonprofit trade association representing producers of live and active culture (“LAC”) yogurt products as well as suppliers to the yogurt industry. NYA’s member companies are among the largest yogurt manufacturers in the United States. NYA sponsors scientific research regarding the health benefits associated with the consumption of yogurt with LAC and serves as an information resource for the American public about these attributes. 1 71 Fed. Reg. 44784 (August 7, 2006). November 6, 2006 Page 2 Although NYA applauds USDA’s efforts to modernize the WIC program and align WIC food packages with the 2005 ...