a deputy director at the Food Research and Action Center, a nonprofit advocacy group. Trade groups representing beverage and candy makers criticized the effort, saying that they narrowly target ...

Experts say the state efforts to add soda and candy to the prohibited list is likely to be effective in shifting SNAP recipients away from junk food. "If they have to spend their own money on junk ...

WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - Four Republican states have asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to let them ban soda, energy drinks and other food items from the Supplemental Nutrition ...

April 15 (Reuters) - Arkansas and Indiana on Tuesday became the first states to ask the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow them to ban soda and candy from ... also known as food stamps.

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, R, also announced efforts to “change our food system” through nine sweeping executive orders, including provisions for a pilot program to remove candy and soda from ...

SNAP money may not be used to purchase alcohol or tobacco, among other things. Experts say the state efforts to add soda and candy to the prohibited list is likely to be effective in shifting SNAP ...

Nikoline Østergaard of North Yarmouth, who is launching the business with her sister, Signe, and mother, Liz, said the idea is for customers to build their own bags of candy, choosing from a ...

(Reuters) – Arkansas on Tuesday became the first state to ask the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow it to ban soda and candy from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as ...