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Food PAC
February 1, 2017
Updates
Updates
• Policy Updates (Legislative or
within organization)
• Program Updates
• Event/Other Announcements
How SNAP Retailer Regulations
Impact Food Deserts
Holly Freishtat
Food Policy Director
February 1, 2017
5
BFPI Overview
Improve health outcomes by
increasing access to healthy
affordable food in food
deserts in Baltimore City
Food Policy Taskforce Recommendations
Food Desert Definition: • ¼ mile from supermarket
• Low vehicle availability
• At or below 185% federal poverty
level
• Low Healthy Food Availability
Score
Impact: • 25% City residents
• 30% School aged children
• 25% Seniors
• Black residents 4x more likely to
live in a food desert than White
residents
2015 Food Environment Map
2015 Retail Food Environment
Store Type Number Average
HFAI
score
Supermarkets 45 27
Corner Stores 435 9.8
Convenience Stores 300 6.3
Public Markets 6 16.7
Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP)
SNAP Eligibility
% SNAP Expenditure
Summary
50 Staple Foods: meat, produce,
dairy, grains
22 Candy, sweetened beverages,
deserts, salty snacks
23 Frozen prepared foods,
prepared foods, condiments,
fats and oils
SNAP Household Expenditure
% SNAP Retail Sales
80 Supermarkets & Superstores
20 Corner & Convenience Stores
SNAP Retailer Standards
Final Rule
Definitions
Retail Store- Prepared Food Threshold
• At least 50% of total food sales must be for items
that are NOT cooked or heated on-site before or
after purchase
Staple Foods- Multiple Ingredients
• Counted in one staple food category
Stocking Requirements
• Increased staple food stocking from 12-84 items
SNAP New Stocking Requirements:
MEAT/POULTRY/FISH BREAD/CEREAL
VEGETABLES/FRUITS DAIRY
Potential Impact
SNAP Baseline (2016 Data)
# Varieties of
Whole Foods
Dairy Fresh
Vegetables
Fresh
Produce
0 5% 61.7 % 46.7 %
1-5 72% 35.8 % 47.8 %
6-7+ 23% 2.5 % 5.5 %
• 829 Corner & Convenience stores surveys
• 561 corners and convenience stores accept
SNAP currently (68%)
Considerations Issues:
• Stores must carry wide variety of food items to keep
SNAP benefits but residents do not need to buy them
• Distribution – stores may need to change how they
buy and order perishable products
Questions:
• How can the city use these federal requirements to
help increase healthy food availability scores
• How can community support stores and provide
feedback on what types of food to stock
• How to reach out to retailers so they are prepared
Other SNAP Issues
SNAP Impact in Food Deserts
1. Online SNAP Benefits
• Baltimarket Virtual Supermarket
• 2014 Farm Bill
• 2016 Online SNAP Pilot
2. SNAP Retailer Redemption Data
• State aggregated data is public
• Retailer and City Specific will be made
public
3. State SNAP Disbursement
• Changed from 10-20 days
Conclusion:
Thank You
For More Information Please Contact:
Holly Freishtat
Baltimore City Food Policy Director
443-928-3477
Discussion
• Station 1: SNAP Enhanced Retailer Standards
• Station 2: Urban Agriculture and The
Sustainability Plan
• Station 3: Cooking Coach Apprentice
Training, Five Times a Feast
• Station 4: Nutrition Education Program,
Maryland Farmers Market Association