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f. Categories and Examples of Products Approved for Sale in the Commissary.
(1) Edible Items
■ Cookies, crackers, potato and corn chips, doughnuts, candy bars, bagged candy, peanuts,
mixed nuts, dry cereal.
■ Items not requiring refrigeration before opening, such as tuna fish, sardines, salmon, potted
meats, Vienna sausage, sandwich meats (Spam, Treet, etc.), dried beef sticks, chip dips, and
processed fruit.
■ Frozen items (such as pizza, ice cream, yogurt, sherbet, and ice cream novelties), provided that
adequate freezer storage is available before sale. These items may only be sold in such
quantities that ensure they are eaten before the need for refrigeration.
■ Peanut butter, honey, dry soup mix, bouillon cubes, etc.
■ Nutrition bars such as Balance that are not marketed as body-building or weight-enhancing
and do not contain unauthorized supplements. Bars must have less than 25 grams of protein
and carbohydrates in one serving size.
■ Sugar-free snacks, such as diet carbonated drinks, instant drinks, and candy.
(2) Healthy Food Options. The Trust Fund Branch, with the Health Services Division, makes
a list of the types and minimal amounts of healthy food options approved for sale. This list may
be found on Sallyport. These items should be stocked in Commissaries, as outlined by category
and indicated number of offerings. Additional healthy food items not on the list can be offered in
addition to the food identified, as determined at the local level.
(3) Kosher/Halal Shelf-Stable Entrees. The Commissary must make available for purchase,
or sell through the SPO Program, a minimum of four Kosher/Halal-certified entrees. Individual
entrees should be fully cooked and can be consumed without reheating and contain the Kosher and
Halal certification on the label. Direct questions concerning proper certification to the
Chaplaincy Services Branch, Central Office.
Note: Inmates are limited to purchasing 14 shelf-stable entrees per Commissary visit, and may
not have more than 21 shelf-stable entrees in their possession. However, Wardens may limit the
number of entrees stored in inmates’ cells to fewer than 21 for inmates at the ADX Florence,
Colorado, or in any special housing unit or hospital, if a limitation is necessary for security and
sanitation.
(4) Beverages and Related Items. Instant drinks such as coffee, tea, Tang, Kool-Aid, hot
chocolate, powdered milk; condiments such as non-dairy creamer and sugar; carbonated drinks
such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, Royal Crown Cola, and Seven-Up; juices such as apple, orange,
grape, pineapple, and grapefruit.
(5) Postage Stamps. The Commissary may sell a maximum of five different denominations of
stamps. The only first class stamp purchased for resale will be the “Forever” stamp. The
Commissary may stock pre-stamped international postage envelopes. The Commissary must