CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP/AP) – Retailers that accept meals stamps might have actually to begin stocking a wider number of healthy and balanced meals or face the loss of business.
Jennifer Stratton, of Chicopee said, “I believe it’s a great idea. healthy and balanced meals are expensive and if you already know we had cash in order to purchase healthier foods, we would certainly be living healthier.”
The brand-new rules were proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday. The USDA says it is created to make sure people that usage meals stamps on the Supplemental Nourishment meals Regimen or SNAP have actually much better access to healthy and balanced foods.
The rules would certainly require stores to carry 168 items that the Agriculture Department considers healthy.
A individual using meals stamp dollars could still purchase as considerably junk meals as they wanted, however they would certainly have actually a lot more choices in the store to purchase fruits, vegetables, dairy, meats, and bread.
Manager of the Corner Store in Chicopee, James Patel says the proposal is not realistic. “It sounds love this looks good, however for a small store they can’t afford to purchase that type of stuff and it’s fairly expensive as well so you already know if we don’t sell it we have actually to stress. So we would certainly be wasting the money.”
The convenience store industry says it could affect access due to the fact that some smaller sized stores are the just ones that serve certain neighborhoods 24/7. The USDA said the reason could be waived in some areas.
Last year, Congress needed the Agriculture Department to create these regulations.
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