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RFK Jr. in Phoenix as Arizona aims to overhaul school lunches, ban soda with EBT
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is speaking in Phoenix one day after visiting Utah as part of his "Make America Healthy Again" tour.
FDA's top tobacco official removed amid sweeping agency cuts
FDA's tobacco chief Brian King removed amid sweeping cuts, reshaping tobacco regulation and public health oversight ...
What Is SNAP and What Challenges Is It Facing Under the Trump Administration?
At the federal level, SNAP is administered by the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and the maximum amount of SNAP ...
RFK Jr. pushes ban on soda from being purchased with food stamps
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s quest to reshape food policy in America took him to an event here with the state’s Republican ...
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RFK Jr. says states can – and should – block soda from food stamps benefits
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says states will now be allowed to ban people from using SNAP benefits – better known ...
RFK Jr. announces states can ban sugary soda from food stamp program
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Friday that states will be granted waivers to ban soda from ...
RFK Jr.'s food stamp plan fuels tension with USDA
The Health secretary's push to approve state-level restrictions is irritating some Agriculture officials who see it as ...
Soda companies push back against MAHA efforts to cut them out of food stamps
Republicans' latest efforts to “Make America Healthy Again” have led to a growing fear among soda companies that one of their largest sources of income may soon go away.
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Formula, Fries and Froot Loops: Washington Bends to Kennedy’s ‘MAHA’ Agenda
Kennedy Jr.’s approach to measles, but government and industry are responding to him. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg Sheryl Gay Stolberg covers health policy from Washington. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the ...