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ResetResource | Webinars/Videos
    Navigating the USDA Foods Database
        This webinar provided state agencies and school districts instructions on how to navigate the USDA Foods Database to access vendor-specific product information, including nutrients, allergens, ingredients and certifications.
      03/02/2023
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    Training and Presentations
        The FNS State Systems team has produced a series of training presentations designed to help state agencies understand and comply with the FNS approval process. These eight on-line presentations correspond to FNS Handbook 901, with information on the key documents or phases in the process.
      01/26/2023
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    Everything You Need to Know about GS1 GDSN! Accessing Nutrient, Allergen and Ingredient Information for USDA Foods in Schools
        This webinar is intended for states and school districts that serve direct delivered USDA Foods for child nutrition programs.
      08/05/2021
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    New Requirements for USDA Vendors: Reporting of Nutrition, Allergen, and Ingredient Information for USDA Foods in Schools
        This webinar is intended for vendors that supply USDA Foods.
      03/31/2021
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    Integrity Features of a Web-based School Meal Application
        This webinar details guidance and best practices for incorporating integrity-oriented design features into web-based school meal applications.
      06/27/2017
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    Finding, Buying and Serving Local Foods - Using Specifications to Target Local Products
        In this webinar, the fifth in the series, we discuss how schools can purchase local products by using product specifications, vendor requirements and evaluation criteria. For example, schools can require that vendors offer farm visits or origin labeling, or a school might request a variety of product only grown in the nearby region.
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