Three states received federal waivers to prohibit participants in food assistance programs from buying junk food, bringing the total to six states reforming their food stamp programs.

SNAP and EBT accepted here sign in Logansport, Indiana in April 2022. GETTY What Are SNAP Work Waivers? Under USDA rules, SNAP recipients aged 18 to 54 are required to work or be enrolled in a ...

The Trump administration's Agriculture Secretary signaled she will be signing multiple waivers to let states ban junk food from food stamp programs, after signing a few this week. She described ...

Arkansas’ SNAP waiver, effective July 1, 2026, excludes candy, soda, low- and no-calorie soda, fruit and vegetable drinks containing less than 50% natural juice, and other drinks considered ...

Numerous U.S. states are either considering SNAP bans on soda or have already submitted waiver requests to the USDA.

Nebraska’s waiver will effectively prohibit the purchases of soda and energy drinks with SNAP benefits. Iowa’s will ban nearly all “taxable” food items, as defined by Iowa law.

The SNAP waivers granted to Nebraska, Indiana, and Iowa each allow the state to operate a two-year pilot project, effective January 1, 2026, ...

Arkansas’ SNAP waiver, the most restrictive, excludes candy, soda, low- and no-calorie soda, fruit and vegetable drinks containing less than 50% real juice, and other drinks considered unhealthy.

Joining him in these efforts is Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D), whose waiver seeks to make sweetened beverages unavailable for purchase with food stamps, but “permit SNAP participants to buy a ...