Feds pull Iowa’s ‘healthy food’ SNAP waiver

By: Cami Koons

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: July 2, 2026

Words: 372

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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A federal waiver allowing Iowa to restrict the types of food that can be purchased with federal nutrition assistance has been vacated, according to the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services.

The action follows a federal court ruling that the waivers, aimed at restricting the purchase of sugary drinks and sweets, violated the federal definition of food.

Iowa HHS wrote in a news release Thursday afternoon that it had directed Supplemental Nutrition …

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