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5 states to ban soda, candy, other snacks from SNAP recipients under MAHA food-stamp push

Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah and West Virginia are the first of at least 18 states to enact the SNAP waivers.

01.01.2026 4

Fortune

Jonel Aleccia

Teaching yourself how to cook this Thanksgiving? Here’s some stuff you need in your kitchen

More than 90% of people in the U.S. celebrate the food-centric holiday and more than one in four attend meals that include more than 10 other people.

27.11.2025 10

Fortune

Jonel Aleccia

ByHeart recalls every single bottle of baby formula sold nationwide as infant botulism outbreak hospitalizes 15 and counting

Parents and caregivers who have the formula in their homes “should immediately discontinue use and dispose of the product.”

11.11.2025 6

Fortune

Jonel Aleccia

More radioactive shrimp recalled from Kroger stores

An additional 157,000 pounds of shrimp was recalled Saturday.

23.09.2025 6

Fortune

Jonel Aleccia

Walmart recalls potentially radioactive frozen shrimp sold in 13 states

Federal officials detected Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope, in shipping containers and a sample of breaded shrimp imported from Indonesia.

20.08.2025 8

Fortune

Jonel Aleccia

90% of America’s ice cream supply just bowed to RFK and agreed to cut artificial dyes from their products

“This is a Renaissance moment for health in America," FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said at a news conference.

15.07.2025 8

Fortune

Jonel Aleccia

Just how much ultra-processed food are we eating? Markers in blood and urine may hold a clue

The new study is a key step to understanding the impact of the products that make up nearly 60% of the American diet.

21.05.2025 5

Fortune

Jonel Aleccia

RFK Jr. is pushing the food industry to voluntarily drop petroleum-based artificial colors—but has stopped short of promising a formal ban

Removing artificial dyes from foods has long been a goal of so-called MAHA moms, key supporters of Kennedy and his “Make America Healthy Again”...

23.04.2025 10

Fortune

Jonel Aleccia

RFK Jr., Indiana, and Arkansas want to control food and drink SNAP users can buy with their $6.20 a day

Republican governors in Arkansas and Indiana want to ban soft drinks and candy from SNAP benefits.

15.04.2025 5

Fortune

Jonel Aleccia

Is whole milk healthier? Why RFK Jr. wants to ditch the Obama-era requirement for lower calorie milk in school lunches

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called the federal dietary guidelines requiring low-fat milk “antiquated."

01.04.2025 5

Fortune

Jonel Aleccia

RFK Jr. suggests banning candy and soda from the $113 billion government program for low-income families: ‘We shouldn’t be subsidizing people to eat poison’

The SNAP program is run by the USDA and is administered through individual states.

19.02.2025 8

Fortune

Jonel Aleccia

USDA inspectors found insects, slime and ‘general filth’ at Boar’s Head plants, records show

The Sarasota, Fla.-based company has marketed itself for decades as a premier provider of deli meats and cheeses, advertising “excellence that...

15.01.2025 10

Fortune

Jonel Aleccia

Nutrition experts warn Americans to make 2 changes to their diets for better health

The new guidance for 2025-2030, which will be finalized by the incoming Trump administration, is consistent with decades of federal efforts to...

12.12.2024 8

Fortune

Jonel Aleccia