The voting public says it’s time to strengthen food safety regulations to protect consumers, according to a Stop Foodborne Illness (STOP) poll.
This poll comes after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its intent to strengthen poultry Salmonella standards.
STOP foodborne illness is a national nonprofit, public health organization
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Food issues have the potential to be a deciding factor in how Americans vote in the midterm elections this November. According to polling by Food Policy Action (FPA), messages about voting against politicians who want to cut food stamps for veterans, slash funding for food safety, support subsidies for corporate
Continue Reading How Much Do Voters Care About Food Safety Issues?
Long before 9/11, I knew a couple of guys who worked for an electric company and they traveled by commercial airlines a good deal. I don’t how it started, but at some point they got into competition with one another over who could make the most last minute arrival and
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U.S. citizens are slightly less confident in the safety of the food supply compared to recent years, according to annual polling conducted by the Center for Food Integrity. As part of the CFI’s annual study tracking attitudes toward the food supply over time, the organization asked respondents a series
Continue Reading Poll Shows Food Safety Confidence Slightly Decreased This Year
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has charted a course for fighting obesity that does not – at least at the outset – depend upon public opinion. That’s good for him because Americans in general and New Yorkers in particular oppose Bloomberg’s plan to ban the sale of big sugary sodas
Continue Reading NYC Soda Size Limit Unpopular But Likely To Pass
Amid all the partisan bickering in the United States, food safety seems to be one thing that Democrat and Republican voters can agree on, according to a new poll. When it comes to food policy issues more generally, however, there’s a sharp divide between the two parties.
The “Food Temperance
Continue Reading Republicans and Democrats Agree on Food Safety, Little Else
