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Salad Bars in the School Nutrition Programs

Management Bulletin (MB) SNP-02-2026, Salad Bars in the School Nutrition Programs (SNP) supersedes SNP-03-2020, Salad Bars in the School Nutrition Programs to incorporate policy guidance to align with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service Policy Memorandum SP 04-2024 Child Nutrition Program Integrity Final Rule: State Agency Discretion for Repeat Meal Pattern Violations Fiscal Action External link opens in new window or tab..

This MB clarifies that program operators will incur fiscal action for meal pattern violations when there are missing meal components or missing production records.

The MB is available on the California Department of Education SNP MBs web page.

Contact Information

If you have any questions regarding this subject, please contact the School Nutrition Programs Unit at SNPINFO@cde.ca.gov.

Questions:   Nutrition Services Division | 800-952-5609
Last Reviewed: Thursday, January 15, 2026
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