DECEMBER 2018 UPDATE: The SNAP Vitamin and Mineral Improvement provision, which would have allowed recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to use their benefits to purchase a multivitamin-mineral dietary supplement, was not included in the final Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ("Farm Bill"), as there was no comparable provision in the Senate’s version of the Farm Bill. CRN maintains that good nutrition is not a luxury and is considering next steps. Below are resources supporting CRN's position. CRN members, see more about the Farm Bill in a memo from SVP Government Relations, Mike Greene...
Reach out to your Senators or Representative today and let them know that they should support allowing SNAP recipients to use their benefits to purchase a multivitamin-mineral dietary supplement along with other food items.