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The Food and Nutrition Service's (FNS) Food Distribution Division (FDD) works directly with State Distributing Agencies to process their food orders.  FDD also ensures that FNS provides children and needy families with better access to food and a more healthful diet through its programs and nutrition education efforts. Additionally, FDD works with the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), the Farm Service Agency (FSA) Commodity Operations Staff, and the Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) to purchase and distribute a variety of fresh, frozen, and canned foods to States and eligible program recipients.

Last Modified: 10/28/2008