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“What am I supposed to buy now—just basics? None of the snacks go through on EBT.” “I’m at checkout and it keeps declining—now I gotta use my OWN hard earned money for food." The level of fraud and waste that went unnoticed for years is staggering. 1:14 VIDEO AT LINK OF WOMAN B!TCHING ABOUT EBT NOT PAYING FOR JUNK FOODS................

New research from the Imperial College’s School of Public Health shows that “ultra-processed foods” are linked to an increased risk of developing cancer. The London researchers classified ultra-processed foods as products like carbonated drinks, cereals, mass-produced and packaged bread and pre-packaged meals. The study authors noted that such foods are typically not ingredients used in household cooking but instead are made up of “derived ingredients,” such as high fructose corn syrup or modified starch. They discovered that those who consumed convenience food items were potentially at a higher risk of developing life-threatening cancers after studying 200,000 middle-aged participants over the...

Michael Eitan: The media war directly effects results on the ground. Knesset Science and Technology Committee and Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, meeting Wednesday on Israeli PR on the Internet, was told that Israel's public relations budget is less than NIS 10 million, around half that of the advertising budget for one of the country's snack products. MK Michael Eitan (Likud) said that is was inconceivable that at a time of war Israel's PR budget was so low. "It is shocking to hear that Osem's 'Bamba' snack has a PR budget two to three times bigger than Israel's entire...