SNAP Food Bans Start This Week: What to Know
Public Health,Food Stamps,Obesity And Malnutrition,Food Aid,Health,USDA,Robert F Kennedy Jr,MAHA,Indiana,Iowa,Nebraska,Utah,West Virginia,Government Funding
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Americans in five states who receive government assistance to buy groceries will face new limits starting Thursday on what foods they can purchase with those benefits.
Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah and West Virginia are implementing waivers that restrict the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to buy items such as soda, candy and other foods deemed unhealthy...
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