USDA Clears Iowa, Indiana to Bar Food Stamps for Soda

The agency approved waivers from the states.
USDA Clears Iowa, Indiana to Bar Food Stamps for Soda
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins in Washington on May 20, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on May 22 approved requests from the governors of Iowa and Indiana that asked permission to bar residents from using food stamps for soda and certain processed foods.

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said at an event in Washington that she signed waivers from the two states, several days after the USDA allowed Nebraska to become the first state to ban soda from the program formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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