Several governors and legislatures are looking to ban SNAP recipients from using their food stamps to pay for candy and soda.

Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr is set to announce a ban on certain artificial food dyes in the US, according to a ...

Banning poor families from using SNAP benefits on treats like candy and soda is a cruel distraction from the real problem—an ...

A battle is brewing nationwide over whether recipients of SNAP benefits, also known as "food stamps," should be allowed to ...

Should sugary treats like jelly beans be off-limits for SNAP (food stamp) recipients, as proposed in a new Senate bill that ...

CPG brands are being asked to juggle public health initiatives, inflation-driven consumer shifts and a legal landscape that ...

Four states have said they will try to eliminate sugary products from food stamps programs, which may affect recipients of ...

Officials in Arkansas, Indiana and Idaho submitted waiver requests to the U.S. Department of Agriculture which oversees the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the official name of ...

Arkansas and Indiana have both formally requested permission from the USDA to limit the purchase of soda and candy using benefits.

Gov. Sarah Sanders has asked for a waiver from the Trump administration barring Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients from using their benefits to purchase candy, soft drinks, ...

The Sanders administration is asking for permission to ban SNAP recipients from using their benefits to purchase soda, ...