As if Coca-Cola and the soda industry needed more bad news.
As if announcing a string of factory closures thanks to falling demand, shifting consumer preferences, and the need to boost efficiency wasn’t bad enough…
And don’t forget the new aluminum tariffs…
Now Coca-Cola, Pepsi and other soda brands have to contend with new regulations aimed at reducing consumption.
More specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has just approved waivers allowing six additional states to ban using SNAP benefits (commonly known as food stamps) to buy soda.
The impacted states?
- Florida
- West Virginia
- Colorado
- Texas
- Louisiana
- Oklahoma
To be clear: These bans don’t take place overnight. They’ll go into effect next year.
But in the meantime, this is certainly going to impact what people on SNAP consume.
(And in most cases, it’s not just soda getting banned – but also many candies and all kinds of other sugar-sweetened foods.)
And while these six are the most recent, several other states were also granted waivers earlier this year – including Iowa, Indiana, and Iowa.
A good way for the government to promote healthy eating, or administrative overreach? Leave us a comment and let us know what you think!
Links on this page may be affiliate links, for which the site earns a small commission, but the price for you is the same
Leave a Comment