USDA Food Distribution Criteria: The USDA has specific guidelines which need to be followed when assembling meal boxes. The meal boxes need to be packed in accordance with the CSFP menu. Condition: For one month tested, the items included in the meal box did not agree to the CSFP menu requiremen...
USDA Food Distribution Criteria: The USDA has specific guidelines which need to be followed when assembling meal boxes. The meal boxes need to be packed in accordance with the CSFP menu. Condition: For one month tested, the items included in the meal box did not agree to the CSFP menu requirements. Context: For one month tested, assembly included one instance where two containers of meat, fish, and poultry were included in the box, rather than the required three containers. Effect: As a result of the condition, boxes of food are not in accordance with USDA requirements. Cause: Lack of review prior to the box being sealed. Recommendation: We recommend that the Company reinforce the importance of maintaining the correct food items in each container in line with the USDA menu. Contact: Bryan O'Connor. Corrective Actions Taken or Planned: Management has introduced a new control under which a member of the inventory management team creates a bill of materials for each order. The bill of materials is reviewed by the Inventory Analyst, with the Director of Inventory Management as backup.