Particularly when obesity is one of the biggest health problems in low-income communities. The program also has always had major problems with fraud, as illustrated by a recent scandal in Florida. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida announced the largest food stamp fraud bust...
Expiration date stamps on food began to emerge in the 1970s when consumer advocates complained about the lack of assurances that packaged foods were still safe and edible at the time they were purchased. More recently, there have been complaints that the date stamps are intentionally inaccurate to...
The share of adults in households that have struggled to get enough to eat has risen in the U.S this summer, following the end of food stamp expansions earlier this year.