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K-12 School Foodservice Definitions
Seasonality Chart This chart depicts what is typically available each month. Local availability may vary depending on crop performance. Specifications A concise statement of a set of requirements to be satisfied by a product. Food Specification layout - Name of Product, Description of the Product, Case Pack and Weight, Minimum and Maximum Size and Pieces, Main Ingredient(s), Other Product Ingredients, Prohibited Ingredients, Nutritional Standards, Unit on Which Award is Made, Quality Indicators, Meal Pattern Requirements/ Child Nutrition (CN) Label, GTIN/GDSN data. Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) An SOP is a set of step-by-step instructions compiled by an organization to help workers carry out routine operations. SOPs aim to achieve efficiency, quality output, and uniformity of performance, while reducing miscommunication and failure to comply with industry regulations. Standardized Recipe A recipe that has been tried, adapted, and retried several times for use by a school nutrition operation. The recipe has been found to produce the same good results and yield every time when the exact procedures are used with the same type of equipment and the same quantity and quality of ingredients.
State Agency The State educational agency or any other agency of the State that has been designated by the Governor or other appropriate executive or legislative authority of the State and approved by the Department to administer the National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program in schools, as specified in 7 CFR 210.3(b); or the Food and Nutrition Service Regional Office (FNSRO), where the FNSRO administers the program as specified in 7 CFR 210.3(c). State Distribution Agency The State agency that distributes USDA Foods to school nutrition programs in each State. Supply Chain A group of stakeholders who have specific responsibilities involved in the procurement process. Each stakeholder operates as an independent business and each has specific sustainability goals. The school nutrition food supply chain includes the school food authority staff, the distributor, the manufacturer, and the USDA.
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