A federal judge has struck down Iowa's plan to prohibit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients from using their benefits to purchase soda, candy and other foods deemed unhealthy, ruling the U.S. Department of Agriculture exceeded its legal authority in approving the restrictions.
A shelf tag reading "No longer SNAP eligible" hangs beneath a box of breakfast bars at a Des Moines grocery store, informing shoppers that the product cannot be purchased using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits under Iowa's now-blocked Healthy SNAP pilot program. A federal judge Monday vacated the USDA's approval of Iowa's food restriction waiver, halting the program.
A shelf tag reading "No longer SNAP eligible" hangs beneath a box of breakfast bars at a Des Moines grocery store, informing shoppers that the product cannot be purchased using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits under Iowa's now-blocked Healthy SNAP pilot program. A federal judge Monday vacated the USDA's approval of Iowa's food restriction waiver, halting the program.
A shelf tag reading "No longer SNAP eligible" hangs beneath a box of breakfast bars at a Des Moines grocery store, informing shoppers that the product cannot be purchased using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits under Iowa's now-blocked Healthy SNAP pilot program. A federal judge Monday vacated the USDA's approval of Iowa's food restriction waiver, halting the program.
A shelf tag reading "No longer SNAP eligible" hangs beneath a box of breakfast bars at a Des Moines grocery store, informing shoppers that the product cannot be purchased using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits under Iowa's now-blocked Healthy SNAP pilot program. A federal judge Monday vacated the USDA's approval of Iowa's food restriction waiver, halting the program.
