North Dakota postpones ban on using food assistance for soda, candy

By: Ceilidh Kern

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: August 27, 2026

Words: 512

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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A ban on purchasing candy, soda and other sweetened drinks with federal food assistance was postponed for North Dakotans days before it was set to take effect.

The restrictions on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program were expected to take effect Sept. 1, followed by a three-month grace period to give retailers more time to update their systems.

But the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services announced …

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