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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 brewer’s 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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