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House Ag Republicans bash proposed SNAP rule

[/title][fusion_text]Friday, March 18th 2016

Republicans on the House Agriculture Committee took on Kevin Concannon, USDA’s under secretary for food, nutrition and consumer services, over a proposed rule that would change healthy food stocking requirements for convenience stores and gas stations that accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Now open to public comment, the rule would require that all stores that accept EBT (debit card) SNAP benefits must also stock no fewer than seven (the current regulation requires three) different products in each of USDA’s staple food groups: meat, poultry, or fish; bread or cereal; vegetables or fruits; and dairy. Retailers would also be required to offer at least one perishable food item in three of those categories, up from two categories.

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