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Trump admin approves waivers for 3 states to ban soda, other junk food from public food programs
Three states received federal waivers to prohibit participants in food assistance programs from buying junk food, bringing ...
US farm agency to allow three more states to bar some items from food aid
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Tuesday signed waivers allowing Arkansas, Idaho and Utah to bar participants in ...
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Secretary of Agriculture signs Idaho waiver banning candy, soda from SNAP benefits
“I call on every governor in the nation to submit a SNAP waiver to eliminate sugary drinks—taxpayer dollars should never bankroll products that fuel the chronic disease epidemic,” said Kennedy. The ...
Trump agency uncovers 'one of the largest' food stamp fraud, bribery schemes
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins says this is "just the tip of the spear" of uncovering and prosecuting unlawful waste, fraud ...
Pennsylvania is suing the USDA over cutting funding to a $1 billion food aid program for states
Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture, saying the agency, under President Donald Trump, ...
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USDA says demand for sensitive food stamp data from states is on hold
The federal government told states to turn over names, birthdates, Social Security numbers and other sensitive data about ...
USDA issues recall of beef jerky due to misbranding, allergen
The recall affects 15,388 pounds of heat-treated shelf-stable ready-to-eat (RTE) beef jerky/beef snack stick products ...
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Joint fire memo signed ahead of fire season
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum recently signed a joint memo (PDF, 693 KB) on wildfire preparedness, ensuring our two Departments are ...