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Changes to WIC Program Upset the Dairy Industry The federal government is seeking changes in the popular WIC program that provides nutritional food for poor women and children. But the dairy industry sees problems with the plan.

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Changes to WIC Program Upset the Dairy Industry

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The federal government is seeking changes in the popular WIC program that provides nutritional food for poor women and children. The changes are an attempt to build on recent nutrition research to fight childhood obesity. But the dairy industry sees problems with the plan.