“While there is some common ground between Republicans and Democrats on the importance of ensuring food safety and stabilizing food prices, they notably disagree on the importance of critical food policy issues such as hunger, nutrition education, and the production and quality of foods served in schools,” said Susan Pitman, MA, RD, FoodMinds partner. “It’s clear political ideology determines the way Americans think about government intervention when it comes to food-related policies.”

The “Food Temperance in America” survey tracks opinions on food policy topics among registered voters and Opinion Leader Shoppers, a group of politically aware and socially active consumers. The results are being presented at the Consumer Federation of America’s Food Policy Conference today by Ms. Pitman during the “Election 2012 – Voter Attitudes on Food and Nutrition Issues” panel.