By Jonathan Stempel
2026年3月11日 晚上10:48 UTC 更新于1小时前
A display on the National Mall, with the U.S. Capitol in the background, references Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 14, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
- 摘要
- 公司
- 据称限制破坏食品获取
- 农业、卫生部长支持限制措施
- 农业部拒绝置评
3月11日（路透社）- 周三，美国食品券领取者起诉美国农业部，要求撤销特朗普政府防止他们使用福利购买含糖饮料、能量饮料和糖果等产品的相关限制。
在华盛顿特区联邦法院提交的投诉中，五名原告称，在农业部已批准所谓”食品限制”豁免的22个美国州，《补充营养援助计划》（SNAP）参与者的”食品获取渠道受到破坏”。
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农业部长布鲁克·罗林斯和卫生与公众服务部长小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪支持这些豁免，称其为”让美国重获健康”（MAHA）运动的一部分。
原告分别居住在科罗拉多州、爱荷华州、内布拉斯加州、田纳西州和西弗吉尼亚州，他们表示自己或家人依赖这些受限制食品来控制糖尿病和过敏等健康问题，或获取日常生活所需的能量。
他们称，这些豁免导致结账时产生困惑，并通过迫使他们在购买受限物品和放弃租金、交通等基本开支之间做出选择，造成不可挽回的损害。
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来自田纳西州诺克斯维尔的原告阿曼达·约翰逊表示，由于严重饮食失调，允许其所在州的豁免生效将限制她19岁的自闭症女儿只能食用三种”安全”食品和饮料——其中一种是瓶装水。
约翰逊说，她女儿的另外六种安全食品，包括M&M’s巧克力和韦尔奇果汁饮料，将被排除在外。
农业部发言人表示，该机构不讨论待决诉讼。
诉讼称，农业部未经”合理决策”就批准豁免，超出了其法定权限，并寻求撤销这些豁免。
原告由非营利组织”国家法律与经济正义中心”（该组织代表低收入人群发声）和一家私人律师事务所代理。
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MAHA运动推动了美国饮食指南的修订以及其他包括限制儿童疫苗接种在内的议题。
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US sued by food stamp recipients over restrictions on sugary drinks, candy
By Jonathan Stempel
March 11, 2026 10:48 PM UTC Updated 1 hour ago
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A display on the National Mall, with the U.S. Capitol in the background, references Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 14, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
- Summary
- Companies
- Restrictions allegedly destabilize food access
- Agriculture, Health secretaries back restrictions
- Agriculture Department declines to comment
March 11 (Reuters) – Food stamp recipients sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday to undo Trump administration efforts to prevent them from using benefits to buy products such as sugary drinks, energy drinks and candy.
In a complaint filed in the Washington, D.C. federal court, five plaintiffs said the restrictions “destabilize food access” for participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the 22 U.S. states where the department has approved so-called “food restriction” waivers.
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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have endorsed the waivers as part of the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement.
The plaintiffs – who live in Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, Tennessee and West Virginia – said they or family members rely on the restricted foods to manage health conditions such as diabetes and allergies, or to obtain energy boosts needed to conduct their daily lives.
They said the waivers cause confusion at the checkout line, and cause irreparable harm by forcing them to choose between spending cash on restricted items, or forgoing spending on basics such as rent and transportation.
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One plaintiff, Amanda Johnson of Knoxville, Tennessee, said letting her state’s waiver take effect would restrict her autistic 19-year-old daughter to only three “safe” foods and beverages – one of which is bottled water – because of a serious eating disorder.
Johnson said her daughter’s other six safe foods, including M&M’s and Welch’s fruit punch, would be ruled out.
A spokesperson for the Agriculture Department said the agency does not discuss pending litigation.
The lawsuit said the department exceeded its legal authority by approving waivers without conducting “reasoned decision-making,” and seeks to void the waivers.
The plaintiffs are represented by the nonprofit National Center for Law and Economic Justice, which advocates, opens new tab on behalf of low-income people, and a private law firm.
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The MAHA movement has promoted a revision of U.S. dietary guidelines and other causes including the curbing of childhood vaccines.
Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Additional reporting by Leah Douglas in Washington, D.C.
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