US stores warn USDA healthy food rules threaten SNAP

Thousands of convenience stores urge the USDA to delay a new rule requiring more fresh produce for food stamp acceptance. Retailers cite a lack of guidance and risk losing program access by November.

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the tobacco section of a 7-Eleven store at Manhattan, in New York City, U.S., October 1, 2024. REUTERS/Jessica DiNapoli/File Photo

Thousands of convenience stores across the United States could drop SNAP participation unless enforcement of a new healthy food rule is delayed.

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