# US convenience stores say looming healthy food rule puts food stamp use at risk

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- Reuters, 2026-09-03 18:50 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/us-convenience-stores-say-looming-healthy-food-rule-puts-food-stamps-use-risk-2026-09-03/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a99c1676f821100011659d0

> Nearly 250 U.S. convenience stores have urged Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to delay enforcement of a rule requiring more fresh produce and protein. Without a delay, thousands of stores could stop accepting food stamps, they said in a letter sent this week.