Nebraska to ban soda and energy drinks from SNAP under first …
May 19, 2025 · Nebraska is the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the benefit program for low-income Americans long known as food stamps.
Secretary Rollins Approves First Ever State Waiver to Restrict Soda …
Omaha, NE, May 19, 2025 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today signed the first-ever waiver to amend the statutory definition of food for purchase for Nebraska’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Effective Jan. 1, 2026, taxpayers will no longer be subsidizing the purchase of soda or energy drinks in the State of Nebraska.
Nebraska to ban SNAP purchases of soda, energy drinks under …
May 19, 2025 · Nebraska recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, will be banned from buying soda, soft drinks and energy drinks starting next year under a pilot program announced Monday by Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and U.S. Secretary of …
Nebraska first in nation to ban soda, energy drinks from public …
May 20, 2025 · Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins at a stop in Nebraska Monday signed what she called a “historic” waiver to ban Nebraska recipients of SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) from using the public grocery aid to buy soda, soft drinks and energy drinks.
Nebraska Becomes First State to Ban Soda, Energy Drinks From SNAP
May 20, 2025 · In a first-of-its-kind move, Nebraska has become the first state to receive approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to implement a two-year pilot program banning the purchase of soda and energy drinks with Supplemental Nutrition …
U.S.D.A. Approves Soda Ban for Food Stamps in Nebraska - The …
May 20, 2025 · Now, the Trump administration has waded in, approving a first of its kind waiver on Monday for Nebraska to ban purchases of soda and energy drinks through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...
Nebraska To Ban Soda, Energy Drinks From SNAP – DNyuz
May 20, 2025 · Nebraska became the first state in the United States to secure a federal waiver prohibiting the purchase of soda and energy drinks with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, state and federal officials announced on Monday.
Nebraska First State to Ban Soda, Energy Drinks From SNAP …
May 27, 2025 · HealthDay News — Nebraska is the first state to get federal approval to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps.
Nebraska first state to ban soda, energy drinks from SNAP
May 20, 2025 · After the start date, Nebraskans will not be able to use SNAP benefits to purchase soda, soft drinks and energy drinks. "The No. 1 cost driver in the SNAP program is sugary drinks — junk food...
Nebraska to ban soda and energy drinks from SNAP under first …
Nebraska is the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the benefit program for low-income Americans long known as food stamps.
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