With Numbers Like These, Heightened Food Safety Regulation Can’t Be Far Behind
Last week, the Pew Health Group released the results of a survey conducted in the battleground state of Ohio on attitudes related to food safety regulation. The poll was conducted by the bipartisan team of Hart Research and Public Opinion Strategies.
Cleveland, OH – An overwhelming majority of Ohio voters – 91 percent – support food safety legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) new authority to ensure the food Americans eat does not make them sick, according to a new poll commissioned by the Pew Health Group and conducted by Hart Research and Public Opinion Strategies.
Support for stronger food protections is high regardless of voters’ gender, income level or political affiliation. The statewide survey of 501 registered voters, conducted from October 8-9, 2009, has a margin of error of +/- 4.3 percent. Full survey results are available at www.MakeOurFoodSafe.org/.
According to the survey, Ohio voters are worried about food borne illness.
The survey shows that nearly half of Ohio voters polled (49 percent) say that bacterial contamination of food worries them, and more than half (56 percent) of voters say what they have seen and heard in the last year has made them less confident in the safety of food sold in the United States.
With numbers like these, in a critical battleground state like Ohio, can legislative initiatives and and heightened regulatory activity be far behind?