EBT shutdown 2025

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Starting April 20, 2026, Florida recipients can't use SNAP benefits for soda, energy drinks, candy, or ultra-processed desserts like Twinkies, though staples like fruits, vegetables, Gatorade, Pop-Tarts, and fresh baked goods remain allowed. The U.S. Department of Agriculture approved the two-year waiver to direct funds toward nutritious foods and address higher obesity rates among participants, who face 39% obesity compared to 31% in higher-income groups. Stores will block ineligible items at checkout, and Florida joins states like Texas in similar restrictions amid debates over personal choice versus taxpayer-funded health.

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Monday’s ruling scuttles restrictions now in place or planned for the federally funded and state-run Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in 23 states. President Donald Trump’s administration has not said whether it will appeal to a higher court.

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson, who sits in Washington and was nominated to the bench by former President Barack Obama, said in her opinion that the ruling was because the federal government did not follow its own definition of “food.” She said it wasn’t a comment on whether the restrictions are a good idea.