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Should bisphenol-A be banned from food packaging?

Poll date: 01/26/2010

a. Yes
 
78%
b. No
 
11%
c. Only products for infants and children
 
11%


 

How soon will concerns surrounding the healthcare crisis result in noticeable behavior changes toward consumer's purchasing healthier foods and supplements?

Poll date: 01/05/2010

a. As soon as the healthcare legislation passes
 
20%
b. As soon as the recession ends
 
10%
c. It's already happening
 
70%


 

President Barack Obama chose Julie Brill, North Carolina's top consumer watchdog, and attorney Edith Ramirez to fill two vacant spots on the Federal Trade Commission. Brill was the senior deputy attorney general and chief of consumer protection and antitrust for the North Carolina Department of Justice and Ramirez, a lawyer, represented corporations like Mattel Inc and Northrop Grumman Corp.

Poll date: 12/8/2009

a. Both will be tough
 
0%
b. Both will be fair
 
0%
c. Brill will apply her consumer watchdog skills
 
67%
d. Ramirez will be sympathetic to corporate wishes
 
33%


 

Should OTC drug and supplement combination products be approved by FDA for sale?

Poll date: 11/1/2009

a. Yes, with no restrictions
 
50%
b. No, never
 
25%
c. Yes, but only with prior FDA approval
 
25%


 

Should ingredient suppliers be audited for quality assurance?

Poll date: 10/15/2009

a. Yes, domestic and international suppliers
 
93%
b. Yes, but only international suppliers
 
4%
c. Yes, but only domestic suppliers
 
3%
d. No, not ever
 
0%


 

How should ingredient spiking and economic adulteration be enforced?

Poll date: 9/08/2009

a. Jail Time
 
12%
b. Serious Punitive Damages
 
21%
c. Both mandatory
 
67%


 

Are Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Oz justified in their lawsuit about unauthorized endorsements of dietary supplements and skin creams? See story here.

Poll date: 8/25/2009

a. Yes
 
84%
b. No
 
8%
c. Online supplements are a Wild West, can't be reined in
 
8%


 

Healthcare is top of mind for Americans. Will the rise in volume help or hinder perceptions of dietary supplements and integrative health care?

Poll date: 8/14/2009

a. Help
 
60%
b. Hinder
 
20%
c. Stay the same
 
20%


 

How strongly do you agree that the FDA will become much more aggressive in enforcing DSHEA and more narrowly interpreting what is permissible under DSHEA?

Poll date: 7/28/2009

a. Very strongly - huge industry issue
 
46%
b. Strongly - changes are already being noted
 
23%
c. Somewhat
 
23%
d. Disagree - there are periodic "eruptions," but things are "status quo.
 
8%


 

Which of these categories do you believe will deliver the most supplementary nutrition to the consumer?

Poll date: 7/14/2009

a. Fortified Foods

16 %

b. Specialty Health Beverages and Bars

22 %

c. Tablets, capsules, and softgels

56 %

d. Powders for mixing into foods and drinks

6 %

 

What condition-specific functional attributes are you considering adding to your product formulations in order to attain a more unique position in the marketplace?

Poll date: 7/1/2009

a. cardiovascular and heart health

29 %

b. digestive health

36 %

c. cognitive health

14 %

d. joint health

21 %

 

When deciding on an ingredient source, what is the most important factor in deciding who to buy from?

Poll date: 6/10/2009

a. reputation of the supplier

75%

b. price

6%

c. technical support

13%

d. personal contact

6%

 

Should cGMP inspection reports be public knowledge?

Poll date: 3/1/2009

Yes

91.18%

No

8.82

 

What factor most influenced the FDA's recent approval of stevia?

Poll date: 1/5/2009

Politics

36.17%

Science

19.15%

Perserverance of the stevia industry

19.15%

Monetary cloud

19.15%

Weariness on the part of regulators

6.38%



 

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