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Updated Staple Food Stocking Standards for Retailers in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
The Food and Nutrition Service published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on September 25, 2025. Comments closed on November 24, 2025.
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What the agency says
In response to section 765 of the Consolidated Appropriation Act of 2017 and subsequently enacted appropriations, this rule proposes to codify a new framework for determining distinct staple food varieties and accessory foods (such as snacks, desserts, and foods meant to complement or supplement meals, which do not themselves count as staple foods) for purposes of meeting the staple food requirements for retailer participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The rulemaking is necessary to implement the codified stocking requirements of the Agricultural Act of 2014, which increased the minimum number of staple food varieties and perishables SNAP retailers must carry. A summary of this notice of proposed rulemaking is posted on regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FNS- 2025-0018.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-18624
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Notice of proposed rulemaking
- Agency
- Agriculture Department; Food and Nutrition Service
- Published
- September 25, 2025
- Comments due
- November 24, 2025
- Dates
- Comments must be received by November 24, 2025.
- Docket
- Docket No. FNS-2025-0018
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0584-AF12
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 7 CFR 271; 7 CFR 278
- Topics
- Banks, banking; Food stamps; Grant programs-social programs; Penalties; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Surety bonds
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 12
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