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FOOD SALES FACT SHEET
A vendor may include in the “food sales” amount reported to the State agency any item that may be
purchased with food stamp benefits.
“Food sales” includes sales of –
 Foods for the household to eat, such as:
 breads and cereals;
 fruits and vegetables;
 meats, fish, and poultry; and
 dairy products
 Coffee, tea, cocoa, carbonated and noncarbonated drinks, ice, candy, condiments and spices,
when sold along with the items above
 Snack foods (e.g., potato chips and cupcakes)
 Cold ready-to-eat foods intended for off-premises consumption only
 Specialty foods (such as diabetic and dietetic foods) enriched or fortified foods, infant formulas,
and certain health food items. Examples include weight loss products (e.g., Slim Fast), Pedial-
ite, Ensure, wheat germ, and brewers yeast. If the ordinary use of the item is as a food, rather
than as a medicine or therapeutic agent, it may be included in food sales.
 Vegetable oils, shortening, and food coloring
 Cooking wine, wine vinegar, flavorings, extracts
“Food sales” does not include sales of –
 Any nonfood items, such as:
 pet foods;
 soaps, paper products; and
 household supplies
 Beer, wine, liquor, and all other alcoholic beverages
 Cigarettes, cigars, and all other tobacco products
 Vitamins and medicines
 Foods that will be eaten in the store
 Hot foods and hot food products (e.g., soups, roasted chicken, coffee, steamed seafood)
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