Arkansas aims to ban candy from SNAP

Governor Sanders submitted a waiver to USDA asking for the ban.

April 15, 2025

Arkansas is not the first to consider this course of action—in early April, Idaho lawmakers passed a bill that proposes banning candy and soda from being purchased using SNAP benefits.

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2023 North American Sweet 60: Candy manufacturers strive to be creative, resilient

Amid supply chain struggles and a turbulent economy, confectionery companies still manage to shine.

Liz Parker Kuhn

July 31, 2023

With the pandemic receding, the confectionery industry is slowly returning to its pre-March 2020 state.

AB 418 would end the use of brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propyl paraben, Red Dye No. 3 and titanium dioxide

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California Assembly Toxics Panel Advances Chemical Ban for Processed Food

May 10, 2023

The landmark AB 418 bill bans five harmful chemicals from candy, cereals and other processed food.

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North American Sweet 60: 2022 ranking illustrates pandemic recovery

Companies turn to automation to work around labor shortages.

Carla Zanetos Scully

August 10, 2022

Confectioners in the 2022 North American Sweet 60 are regaining life after COVID shutdowns, supply chain issues and a reduced workforce.

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