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Welcome to the USDA Guidance Portal. This web portal is a searchable, indexed database that contains guidance documents issued by USDA and its agencies that are in effect today. The guidance documents contained herein lack the force and effect of law, unless expressly authorized by statute or incorporated into a contract. The USDA may not cite, use, or rely on any guidance that is not available through this guidance portal, except to establish historical facts. The Department reserves the right to remove any such documents at any time from this Portal.

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Subject Issuing Agency Topic Latest Date Issued
FSIS Compliance Guideline for Meat and Poultry Jerky Produced by Small and Very Small Establishments (Chinese) Pathogen Reduction August 14, 2025
FSIS Compliance Guideline for Meat and Poultry Jerky Produced by Small and Very Small Establishments (Spanish) Pathogen Reduction August 14, 2025
SNAP FY 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustments SNAP August 13, 2025
SNAP Quality Control Error Tolerance Threshold for FY 2026 SNAP August 13, 2025
CSFP: Announcement of Update to the Food Package Maximum Monthly Distribution Rates, Effective Sept. 1, 2025 Food Distribution August 11, 2025
Water And Waste Processing Checklist Water and Environmental August 7, 2025
SNAP E&T - Provisions of the Monitoring, Oversight and Reporting Measures Final Rule Q&A SNAP August 4, 2025
CRP Emergency & Non-Emergency Haying & Grazing (Guide to Eligible Practices) (Prints on legal 8.5x14 size paper) Conservation, Disaster Protection and Recovery, Livestock August 1, 2025
Standard Operating Procedure: Deceased Horses at U.S. Ports of Entry Animal Health, Equine, Import August 1, 2025
USDA APHIS Veterinary Services Requirements for Horses Imported Under Contagious Equine Metritis Waiver for a Special Event Animal Health, CEM, Equine, Import August 1, 2025