Verifying Product Formulation Statements for Purchased Food Items

This Webinar was presented on March 27, 2014. This webinar reinforces the importance of meeting the meal pattern when using purchased food products. The issue of why we need to validate the contribution of processed foods toward the meal pattern is covered along with how to validate a product formulation statement (PFS).

Webinar

• Verifying Product Formulation Statements for Purchased Food Items Webinar Recording

Webinar Handouts

• Calculating the Contribution to the Meal Pattern: Product Formulation Statements PowerPoint (includes Webinar presenter script)
• Basics at a Glance – Measurement (PDF)
• Calculations for Product Formulation Statement Webinar (Word)
• Management Bulletin – USDA-CNP-05-2013: Accepting Processed Product Documentation (PDF)
• Product Formulation Statements for Documenting Grains in School Meals (PDF)
• Product Formulation Statements for Documenting Vegetables and Fruits (PDF)
• Recipe Analysis Template (Excel)
• Recipe Analysis Template Instructions (Word)
• Reviewers Checklist for Evaluating Manufacturer Product Formulation Statements for Meat/Meat Alternate Products (PDF)
• Sample Product Formulation Statements for Documenting Grains in School Meals (PDF)
• Sample Product Formulation Statements for Documenting Vegetables and Fruits (PDF) 
• Sample Product Formulation Statements for Documenting Vegetables (PDF)
• Sample Product Formulation Statements for Meat/Meat Alternate (PDF)
• USDA Memo TA 07-2010 - Revised: Guidance for Accepting Processed Product Documentation for Meal Pattern Requirements (MPR) (PDF)
• USDA Memo SP 30-2012: Grain Requirements for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program(PDF)
• Website Resources (Word) <link to: Website Resources for Product Formulation Statement Webinar (doc)
• Whole Grain Resource for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs (PDF) 

Suggested USDA Professional Standards Crediting Information

• Key Area: Operations (2000)
  • Training Topic: Food Production (2100)
    • Learning Objective: Understand CN Labeling, product formulation statements and/or appropriate crediting information for school meal pattern requirements (2150)
    • Instructional Time: 1 Hour

You can find more suggested USDA Professional Standards crediting information by viewing our downloadable resource here.