JoNel Aleccia
Food and Nutrition Reporter at Associated Press
Food & Nutrition reporter @AP. Past: @KHNews, Seattle Times, NBC, https://t.co/8eoPMooJJP, more. Send tips/docs: https://t.co/5wdMhBCRhx
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1 week ago |
agrinews-pubs.com | JoNel Aleccia |Andrew DeMillo
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican governors in Arkansas and Indiana moved to ban soft drinks and candy from the program that helps low-income people pay for groceries, becoming the first states to ask the Trump administration to let them remove such items from the program long known as food stamps. Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said her state’s request is aimed at improving the health of nearly 350,000 residents who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.
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lufkindailynews.com | JoNel Aleccia
By JONEL ALECCIA - AP Health Writer For Americans planning cruise ship vacations this spring or summer, there could be reason to worry about more than rough seas, experts say. Recent government cuts included top staff at the Vessel Sanitation Program, which is run by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and conducts inspections and investigates illnesses. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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independent.co.uk | JoNel Aleccia
Norovirus is the most common ailment tracked on shipsCruise ship vacations this summer may present more concerns than just rough seas for travelers. Experts point to recent government staff reductions within the CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP), which inspects ships and investigates illness outbreaks, as a cause for concern. These cuts, part of broader Trump administration reductions, coincide with a rise in cruise ship outbreaks driven by a new norovirus strain.
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1 week ago |
sfgate.com | JoNel Aleccia
So far this year, there have been 16 illness outbreaks reported on cruise ships in the CDC's jurisdiction, mostly from norovirus, compared with 18 outbreaks in all of 2024 and 14 in 2023, VSP reports show. U.S. officials conducted nearly 200 inspections of 150 ships last year. What happened to the CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program? How often do cruise passengers get sick?
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startribune.com | JoNel Aleccia
For Americans planning cruise ship vacations this spring or summer, there could be reason to worry about more than rough seas, experts say.
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