SNAP Junk Food Ban Extends to 6 More States
“Six more states agreed Wednesday to ban the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for junk food under new deals with the Trump administration.
The move expands the Trump administration’s use of the federal safety net to expand its Make America Healthy Again agenda. More SNAP recipients will be restricted from buying certain sugary drinks and food.
Twelve states previously adopted waiver terms.
Mehmet Oz, who runs Medicare and Medicaid, said states that ban junk food will get extra funds. “As the six documents here that were signed by Secretary Rollins today would attest, there’s a lot of interest in this, you get paid extra money.”
The new waivers restrict the purchase of non-nutritious items like soda, energy drinks, certain juices, prepared desserts and candy. Specifics vary by state but most implementation dates are Jan. 1.”
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