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

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 ...

Three GOP-led states are working on changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to ban some kinds of junk food.

Potential changes to the federal food assistance program could impact millions of U.S. shoppers, retailers and food and ...

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

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, on April 15 said no to an Arizona bill supported by U.S. Health and Human Services ...

The waiver would remove soft drinks, unhealthy drinks and candy from the food stamps program.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she wants her state to eat healthier. The Republican submitted a waiver to the U.S.

In addition to banning the use of soft drinks and candy, the waiver also seeks to add rotisserie chicken as a covered food ...

One of the two Arizona junk food bills backed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now law. The other one could be ...

The Healthy SNAP Act would exclude soft drinks, candy, ice cream and prepared desserts from being bought with SNAP benefits.

The Texas Senate has passed Bill 379, aiming to limit the purchase of ultra-processed foods with SNAP benefits. This ...