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Reuters
2 days ago
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- Reuters
US farm agency to allow three more states to bar some items from food aid
WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Tuesday signed waivers allowing Arkansas, Idaho and Utah to bar participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program from using their benefits to buy certain processed foods like soda and candy. The administration of President Donald Trump has encouraged all states to request such waivers as part of its Make America Healthy Again initiative fronted by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Rollins had previously signed waivers from Indiana, Iowa and Nebraska to restrict SNAP purchases of soft drinks, energy drinks or candy. "It's about nutrition, and there's no nutrition in these products. We shouldn't be paying for them with taxpayer money," Kennedy told reporters at a press conference alongside Rollins. Additional waivers from Colorado, Kansas, West Virginia, Texas, Ohio, Florida and Louisiana are under review, Rollins said. Kennedy and Rollins also reiterated earlier statements that they plan to release an updated version of the nation's dietary guidelines this summer. Rollins said the guidelines will be released "very soon" and emphasize whole, nutritious foods. More than 41 million people receive SNAP benefits, sometimes known as food stamps. The tax and spending bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in May and being considered by the Senate would shrink SNAP enrollment by hiking work requirements to receive the benefits and moving significant costs for the program to states.
Daily Mail
23-05-2025
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- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Maligned additive in dozens of processed foods found to have same effect as Ozempic
Processed foods have been vilified as fueling America's obesity epidemic. But it turns out one minor ingredient could actually have the same effect as Ozempic when it comes to losing weight. Your browser does not support iframes.
Reuters
22-05-2025
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- Reuters
US farm agency to allow Iowa, Indiana to bar junk food and soda from food aid
WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Thursday that she had signed waivers from Iowa and Indiana that would restrict some processed foods and sugary drinks from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
