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Food Stamp police? The USDA is opposing a "good food, bad food" proposal and says Food Stamp restrictions would be unworkable and unfair.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has published a white paper opposing restrictions on the use of Food Stamp benefits for specific foods based on their nutritional profiles. Such a proposal, the agency said, would require a new bureaucracy--in effect, a Food Stamp "police."
The document said proposals by some consumer advocates would be virtually impossible to implement and enforce, and would have questionable impact on reducing the consumption of foods deemed to be "unhealthy." Advocates hope to have their ideas included in the new Farm Bill under consideration in Congress. The Snack Food Association opposes such restrictions and has been working on Capitol Hill and at the USDA to prevent them from being included in the Farm Bill.
"The body of research on the Food…
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