4 States Submit Waivers to USDA Seeking to Ban Soda, Candy From SNAP

The Trump administration has encouraged states to submit the waivers amid a push to make America healthy.

A sign alerting customers about SNAP food stamps benefits is displayed in a grocery store in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Dec. 5, 2019. Scott Heins/Getty Images

Four Republican states are urging the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to let them ban soda, energy drinks, and candy from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), a spokesperson confirmed on April 24.

The governors of Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, and Nebraska submitted requests to the agency for waivers that would allow such a ban, the spokesperson said.