Six more states are banning SNAP recipients from using their taxpayer-funded food assistance benefit to purchase junk food.
On Wednesday, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced that Hawaii, Missouri, North Dakota, South Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee will amend the statutory definition of “food for purchase” under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beginning in 2026.
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The six states join 12 other states; Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia, adding the food purchase restrictions. The new regulations will begin next year with most states implementing the restrictions on Jan. 1, 2026 and others later in the year.
The banning of junk food from SNAP purchases is part of the Trump administration’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiative.
https://www.livenowfox.com/news/snap-junk-food-purchases
18 states:
Arkansas
Colorado
Florida
Hawaii
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Louisiana
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
West Virginia
h/t Rev El. Haitian