Diamond Foods, LLC is voluntarily recalling specific Chocolate Nut Pie Crust products due to the presence of live larvae in the crust, according to a recall notice from the Defense Commissary Agency’s food safety office sent March 29.

National Vietnam War Veterans Day, March 29, honors Vietnam War-era veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice during a conflict that lasted more than 20 years. As the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) joins the nation’s salute to its Vietnam War-era service members, the agency reflects on the commissaries that provided the benefit in that war zone.

Select commissaries and exchanges worldwide are planning recognition events to honor veterans, surviving spouses and their families for Vietnam War Veterans Day on March 29. Vietnam War-era veterans who served from Nov. 1, 1955 to May 15, 1975 will receive commemorative lapel pins. Participants are advised to check with their local commissaries and exchanges for scheduled ceremonies.

Kao USA, Inc. has initiated a recall on specific sizes and lots of Jergens Ultra Healing Moisturizer products because of the potential presence of Pluralibacter gergoviae, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent March 20.

You can’t blame service members from the past for having a sweet tooth for chocolate when you consider they had to suffer through military cuisine such as hardtack. Eventually, U.S. troops became known by children worldwide for the chocolate candy they carried in their rations. Today, military commissaries offer these sweet treats in many forms and at significant savings for eligible customers worldwide.

Two months into the new year and your resolution resolve and willpower are waning. It’s no accident that March is National Nutrition Month, a time to reset your vow to be healthier in 2022. To help customers get refocused on improving the nutrition quality of their diet, the Defense Commissary Agency invites patrons to join its 30-day challenge in March.

Commissary customers have a chance to win a sports camp for the children in their community thanks to a partnership between ProCamps, Procter & Gamble and the military. March 14 to April 10, participating commissaries worldwide will offer their customers an opportunity to help win an NFL ProCamps for their installation by purchasing select P&G products.

Del Monte Foods, Inc.

It’s no wonder military commissaries are highlighting healthy foods during March considering the variety, value and convenience of nutritious items labeled throughout the Defense Commissary Agency’s stores worldwide.

The Defense Commissary Agency’s Freedom’s Choice Cool Down Smoothie received the Private Label Manufacturers Association’s 2021 Salute to Excellence Award virtually on Jan. 26. DeCA’s commissary store brand product emerged as a winner in the Fresh Juices and Smoothies category.

Abbott is voluntarily recalling powder infant formulas, including Similac, Alimentum and EleCare manufactured in its Sturgis, Michigan, facility due to the potential presence of Cronobacter sakazakii and Salmonella Newport, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message s

This year the Defense Commissary Agency’s focus remains on the customer, but with lessons learned from the continuing pandemic. The vision embraces ways that will better serve the military community with a patron focus while saving them money on their groceries.

The teams are set for the NFL’s biggest game. What’s still to be determined is how much commissary customers plan to save by using their benefit for their watch parties, said the Defense Commissary Agency’s senior enlisted advisor.

The Feb. 17 deadline to apply to the Scholarships for Military Children program, administered by the nonprofit Fisher House Foundation, is quickly approaching. A total of 500 scholarship grants, each for $2,000, will be awarded for the 2022-23 school year with at least one recipient selected at every commissary location where qualified applications are received.