Efforts to remove soda and candy from the list of products that can be bought through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are moving forward.
The Department of Agriculture is putting requests from states to make changes to the program — often referred to by its former name of food stamps — on a fast track for approval, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Arkansas and Indiana are among the states that have filed to remove soda and candy from the list of what can be bought with SNAP benefits.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the USDA will act “very, very quickly” to approve states’ requests.
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