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AP poll: Half of Americans fear nation's food supply

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Play from 0:25[0:25] ..." were very confident and 45% said they were somewhat confident so. There's nervousness there yet still way. Basic level of confidence."...

Play from 0:53[0:53] ..." We can't E percent supported stricter standards for produce and we -- 86% of support. Labeling produce so that its origin can be tracked in the event of aid"...

Play from 1:19[1:19] ..." There is some evidence in this poll that there is increased nervousness at least and that it may be affecting consumer behavior. We did find that in the last six months 46% of our"...

Play from 1:49[1:49] ..." 14% that they've returned to the store because -- heard warnings about food safety. "...

Play from 0:00[0:00]" We've found that nearly half of Americans. Said that they are worried that day. Force somebody in their family might get sick from eating fresh tomatoes or other produce. 46%. Reported being worried including 16% who said they were very worried about that then again about three quarters that they remained. Confident. In the food supply overall it's 30% -- they were very confident and 45% said they were somewhat confident so. There's nervousness there yet still way. Basic level of confidence."

Play from 0:34[0:34]" Of course we are as an American public going to be concern given the -- ski -- taken so long to pinpoint they still haven't actually been able to pinpoint the source what I think is interesting is that Americans are starting to think about changing the way we label our food the way the food system is handled tell us about that."

Play from 0:53[0:53]" We can't E percent supported stricter standards for produce and we -- 86% of support. Labeling produce so that its origin can be tracked in the event of aid food borne. Outbreak of illness and that included 64%. Who said they strongly supported that kind of labeling."

Play from 1:12[1:12]" So there really is kind of a change in our culture in terms of the way we see our food supply something maybe we just took for granite for a long time."

Play from 1:19[1:19]" There is some evidence in this poll that there is increased nervousness at least and that it may be affecting consumer behavior. We did find that in the last six months 46% of our respondents said that they had avoided buying food that they normally would buy. Because they've heard warnings about the safety of particular types of foods. We also found 29%. Saying that they had thrown out food earlier than usual. And 14% that they've returned to the store because -- heard warnings about food safety. "

Play from 1:54[1:54]" So nearly half the country given that for statistic that is a huge number."

Play from 1:58[1:58]" It's substantial number of people who were. Reported having taken precautionary action in the last six months because of the food warnings that we've been hearing about."

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