2026-09-03 18:11:21 UTC / 路透社
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2026年9月3日 美国东部时间下午6:11 更新于43分钟前
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华盛顿9月3日路透电 — 近250家便利店及其行业协会本周致函美国农业部长布鲁克·罗林斯称，若美国农业部不推迟一项要求便利店储备更多新鲜农产品和蛋白质的新规实施，全美数千家便利店或将停止接受食品券。
美国农业部今年5月发布最终规定，要求接受补充营养援助计划（亦称食品券）补贴的零售商需在11月4日前达到扩充后的备货标准。
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但这些便利店及其所属行业协会——美国便利店协会、美国卡车停靠站协会以及SIGMA：美国领先燃料营销商联盟——在8月31日发出的信函中表示，美国农业部未就如何满足新合规标准提供足够指导。
美国农业部未立即回应置评请求。
更多详情如下：
- 美国农业部新规要求，接受补充营养援助计划补贴的零售商需在四大主食品类中各提供至少七种品类：乳制品、蔬菜或水果、谷物以及蛋白质
- 未达到新要求的零售商将被取消参与补充营养援助计划的资格
- 信函显示，超过11.7万家便利店参与了补充营养援助计划，占所有门店业态的最大份额，且占所有获得补充营养援助计划授权门店的近一半
- 零售商希望美国农业部在发布进一步指导细则后推迟六个月实施新规，以便有时间采购合规产品、与分销商谈判并重新备货上架
- 便利店方面表示，对于作息特殊或居住在没有杂货店地区的人群而言，便利店在食品供应方面发挥着关键作用
- 这封信函的签署方包括7-11、瓦瓦、希茨和RaceTrac等大型连锁门店的分店，以及小型运营商
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US convenience stores say looming healthy food rule puts food stamps use at risk
2026-09-03 18:11:21 UTC / Reuters
By Leah Douglas
September 3, 2026 6:11 PM UTC Updated 43 mins ago
A general view of the tobacco section of a 7-Eleven store at Manhattan, in New York City, U.S., October 1, 2024. REUTERS/Jessica DiNapoli/File Photo
WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Thousands of U.S. convenience stores could stop accepting food stamps unless the U.S. Department of Agriculture delays enforcement of a rule requiring those stores to stock more fresh produce and protein, according to a letter sent this week from nearly 250 stores to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins.
The USDA in May issued a final rule that requires retailers accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, also called food stamps, to meet the expanded stocking standards by November 4.
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But the industry has not received adequate guidance from the USDA on how to meet the new compliance standards, according to the letter sent August 31 by the stores and their trade associations, the National Association of Convenience Stores, National Association of Truck Stop Owners and SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers.
The USDA did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Here are more details:
- The USDA rule requires retailers to offer at least seven varieties in each of four staple food categories to accept SNAP benefits: dairy, vegetables or fruits, grains and protein
- Retailers that do not meet the new requirements will be withdrawn from participating in SNAP
- More than 117,000 convenience stores participate in SNAP, the largest share of any store format and nearly half of all SNAP-authorized stores, according to the letter
- Retailers want the USDA to delay enforcement for 6 months after further guidance is issued, to give time to source compliant products, negotiate with distributors and restock shelves
- Convenience stores say they play a critical role in food access for people with unusual schedules or who live in areas without grocery stores
- The letter was signed by outposts of major chains, including 7-Eleven, Wawa, Sheetz and RaceTrac, along with smaller operators
Reporting by Leah Douglas in Washington; Editing by Aurora Ellis
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