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Toplines - FDA - April 23-24, 2010

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National Survey of 1,000 Adults

Conducted April 23-24, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely do you monitor the ingredients in the food you eat?

31% Very closely

46% Somewhat closely

15% Not very closely

6% Not at all

2% Not sure

2* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of the Food and Drug Administration?

7% Very favorable
47% Somewhat favorable
27% Somewhat unfavorable
12% Very unfavorable
6% Not sure

3* Some public health groups are urging the FDA to set mandatory standards for how much salt is allowed in food. Should the government set limits on how much salt Americans can eat?

33% Yes

55% No

12% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence