FDA labeling study
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Survey to gauge consumers' understanding of food, dietary supplement labeling approved by OMB, according to July 8 Federal Register notice. Survey includes 7,000 respondents, split between mail questionnaires (1,000), telephone surveys (2,000) and Internet or cable surveys (4,000), FDA says. Total estimated burden is 4,000 hours. Agency requested emergency OMB approval for survey in February, citing it as "critical" to FDA's mission of regulating food labeling (1"The Tan Sheet" Feb. 24, 2002, In Brief). Agency also is conducting Health & Diet Survey, designed to evaluate consumers' knowledge and practices regarding supplements (2"The Tan Sheet" Aug. 13, 2001, p. 11)...
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