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Court halts MAHA's SNAP junk food fight
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- Link copied by Nathaniel Weixel - 06/23/26 6:16 PM ET Link copied Presented by Healthy Women{beacon}
- A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to approve state efforts to ban purchases of soda, candy and other junk foods with federal food assistance benefits in a handful of states.
- District Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Monday deals a significant blow to the Make America Healthy Again movement and makes it much more difficult for the Trump administration to try to force healthy eating habits.
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Link copied by Nathaniel Weixel - 06/23/26 6:16 PM ET Link copied Presented by Healthy Women{beacon}
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to approve state efforts to ban purchases of soda, candy and other junk foods with federal food assistance benefits in a handful of states.
The ruling from U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Monday deals a significant blow to the Make America Healthy Again movement and makes it much more difficult for the Trump administration to try to force healthy eating habits.
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