No Indiana retailers have been fined since the state banned the purchase of candy or soda using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Administration said the agency has taken action 61 times this year against Indiana retailers for either criminal or administrative violations, but none have been related to the state’s SNAP restrictions pop and junk food.
Gov. Mike Braun issued an executive order last year directing the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, which administers SNAP benefits, to apply for a federal waiver allowing the state to restrict the use of SNAP electronic benefits transfer cards to purchase candy or soft drinks…