Vendors – Grocers and Farmers | Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention

Maine Grocers and Maine Farmers who are authorized by the Maine Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC) are referred to as WIC authorized vendors. They are a vital to the WIC Program and help provide nutritious foods to women, infants, and children within their community. We support the consumption of fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables, and encourage shopping with local WIC authorized farmers.

Date	Vendor Message
10/14/2025	Important Notice – Update to WIC Yogurt Food Package The Maine WIC State Agency will update the WIC participant food package on October 20, 2025, to resolve yogurt transaction issues. This change may temporarily affect transactions at your store(s). To reduce impacts, please ensure your point-of-sale (POS) system is receiving and loading the Approved Product List (APL) daily. Delays in APL updates may cause yogurt purchases to be denied by the EBT processor. Important Guidance (Effective October 20, 2025): If a WIC transaction is denied, check the yogurt fat content. Advise customers with a whole yogurt balance to purchase only whole yogurt. Low-fat substitutions are no longer allowed. If the transaction is denied, remove the yogurt and process it in a separate WIC transaction. If the transaction still does not process correctly, please refer the participant to their local WIC clinic for assistance. We appreciate your cooperation and continued support in helping WIC families successfully redeem their benefits.
10/2/2025	Important Notice: ME WIC is Open Maine WIC remains open and is operating as usual. We are actively monitoring the situation and will inform you promptly if there are any changes to our operations. If you have any questions or need assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Date

Vendor Message

10/14/2025

Important Notice – Update to WIC Yogurt Food Package

The Maine WIC State Agency will update the WIC participant food package on October 20, 2025, to resolve yogurt transaction issues. This change may temporarily affect transactions at your store(s).

To reduce impacts, please ensure your point-of-sale (POS) system is receiving and loading the Approved Product List (APL) daily. Delays in APL updates may cause yogurt purchases to be denied by the EBT processor.

Important Guidance (Effective October 20, 2025):

If a WIC transaction is denied, check the yogurt fat content.
- Advise customers with a whole yogurt balance to purchase only whole yogurt. Low-fat substitutions are no longer allowed.
- If the transaction is denied, remove the yogurt and process it in a separate WIC transaction.
If the transaction still does not process correctly, please refer the participant to their local WIC clinic for assistance.

We appreciate your cooperation and continued support in helping WIC families successfully redeem their benefits.

10/2/2025

Important Notice: ME WIC is Open

Maine WIC remains open and is operating as usual. We are actively monitoring the situation and will inform you promptly if there are any changes to our operations.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Become a WIC Vendor

Learn how to apply to become an authorized vendor and access training materials:

Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP)

The FMNP is a program of the USDA's Food and Nutrition Services WIC Program. The focus of the program is to increase the use of fresh, unprocessed, locally grown fruits and vegetables by WIC participants.

From July 1 to Oct 31 many WIC customers will have FMNP Cash Value Benefits (CVB) to redeem with Maine WIC Authorized Farmers only. The WIC Fruits & Vegetables CVB are redeemable with WIC authorized grocers or WIC authorized farmers.

Help Make Our Program Better

WIC vendors play an important role assisting clients to obtain appropriate WIC foods. We value your input and suggestions. Contact Us.

Contact the WIC Team:

phone: (207) 287-3991
e-mail: WICVendor@maine.gov