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Food industry bristles as states move to ban soda, candy from SNAP

Purchasing restrictions on food assistance benefits have gained steam under the “Make America Healthy Again” movement, but most experts agree they're unlikely to improve health outcomes.

STAT · 9d

Debate over soda, candy bans shows how MAHA is scrambling old alliances

Low-income Americans could soon have new constraints on how they shop for food under bills in more than a dozen states.

Fitgurú on MSN · 1d

Changes in SNAP Benefits Stir Controversy Over Candy and Soda Purchases

As part of their Make America Healthy Again agenda, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins are working together to encourage states to implement rules that prohibit SNAP recipients from buying certain foods.

CBS News1d

Some U.S. states want to ban food stamp recipients from buying soda and candy. Here's why.

The federal food stamp program is facing scrutiny in some states that want to block enrollees from using their government benefits to buy soda ... the SNAP program's longstanding ban on hot ...

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SNAP Payments April 2025: Schedule, Amounts & New Soda Ban Debate

Discover the full SNAP payments schedule for April 2025, updated benefit amounts by state, and why RFK Jr.'s proposed soda ban for SNAP.

NewsNation1d

Dr. Ben Carson: Junk food wasn’t meant to be in SNAP benefits

Neurosurgeon and former HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson joins NewsNation to weigh in on a growing political fight over soda and ...

3don MSN

Arkansas asks USDA to let it ban soda, candy from food stamps program

Arkansas on Tuesday became the first state to ask the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow it to ban soda and candy from ...

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