Requirements for Full Line Grocery Stores

Vendor Applicants and current Vendors must be a full line grocery store that stocks a minimum specific amount and variety of the following staple food items: breads/tortillas/cereals, fresh dairy products; fresh, canned, or frozen fruits and vegetables; and fresh or frozen meats, poultry or fish. The food items in each category include both WIC foods and non-WIC foods. The Full Line Grocery Store Evaluation is completed to ensure that the store offers a wide variety of staple food items for sale to the general public. Vendor Applicants and current Vendors must stock the following items in their stores, at a minimum:

1. Three (3) or more varieties with three (3) or more units of each variety of breads/tortillas/cereals. 2. Three (3) or more varieties with three (3) or more units of each variety of fresh dairy products. 3. Three (3) or more varieties with three (3) or more units of each variety of fresh, canned or frozen fruits and vegetables. 4. Three (3) or more varieties with three (3) or more units of each variety of meats, poultry, or fish (frozen or fresh). Includes different cuts of the same type of fresh meat (limited to two (2) different cuts of meat from the same variety.)

All pre-packaged fresh meat must contain the USDA inspection label or the State of Arizona inspection label and must bear the name and address of the facility where it was packaged, net weight and safe handling statement on each package. All fresh meat that is cut and packaged onsite must be USDA inspected or State of Arizona inspected and bear the name and address of where it was packaged, net weight and the safe handling statement on each package.

The following food items are not considered allowable variety and/or stocking units to meet the full line grocery requirements: 1. Accessory snacks and dessert items. 2. Food items that compliment or supplement meals (spices, seasoning, oils, lard, sugar, honey, ketchup, and all other condiments). 3. Hot or cold prepared foods consumed on the premises or sold for carry-out (coffee, soup, hot dogs). 4. Foods cooked or heated (pizza, meats sold cooked such as fried chicken). It is the Store’s responsibility to understand that:

• All items must be in their original packaging, displayed, identified, labeled, priced and available for sale to the general public. • Any foods that are stocked in the onsite storage of the store must be brought to the sales floor if it is to be counted. • Any items that contain the statement ‘not labeled for individual resale’ will not be counted. • Expired or spoiled food items will not be counted during the the full line grocery store evaluation. • The Full Line Grocery Store evaluation will be officially completed when the Full Line Grocery Store Form is signed by the store representative. In the event that the Vendor’s staff refuses or is not authorized to sign the Full Line Grocery Store Form, the evaluation is officially completed at the time the WIC representative signs the form. • There are no follow-up visits for Full Line Grocery Store Evaluations.

The following are examples of staple foods for each food category, including, but not limited to:

Cereals (not infant)/Breads/Tortillas Fruits and Vegetables

Cold Breakfast Cereals Fresh, Canned or Frozen Hot Breakfast Cereals Whole Buns/Rolls (e.g., dinner rolls and hot dog buns) Cut-up Bread loaves (e.g., wheat, rye, white) Single Pieces Pasta (e.g., spaghetti, macaroni, rotini) Bagged or Pre-packaged Tortillas (e.g., corn and flour) Mixed Varieties English Muffins Any Size and Type of Container Pitas Sweetened Rice Bagels

Fresh Dairy Meat/Poultry/Fish

Eggs Beef (e.g., fresh or frozen ground ) Cheese Chicken (e.g., fresh or frozen cutlets) Yogurt Turkey (e.g., fresh or frozen ground) Milk (e.g., cow, almond, goat, soy) Fish (e.g., fresh or frozen filets) Butter/Butter Substitute Lamb (e.g., fresh or frozen chops or Cottage Cheese ground) Cream Cheese Pork (e.g., (fresh or frozen loins) Buttermilk Flavored Different cuts of the same type of meat, Creamers limited to two (2) different cuts of meat Half & Half of the same variety (i.e., ground chicken + chicken breast will count as two (2) varieties).