By Catherine Douglas Moran
Source: Grocery Dive
- Arkansas, Idaho and Utah have received waivers allowing them to amend the statutory definition of eligible food under SNAP and thus expand the list of products excluded from the program, the USDA announced Tuesday.
- The waivers for Utah and Idaho will take effect Jan. 1, 2026, while Arkansas’ is set to go into effect on July 1, 2026.
- The three states join the growing list of Republican states that have received SNAP waivers under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda.