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State lawsuits against ultra-processed food companies have slim-majority support

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In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted June 25 to 30, 2025, 54% of Americans supported state attorneys general bringing lawsuits against ultra-processed food companies to pay for health harms caused by their products. Including 20% who strongly support and 34% who support.

About one in seven opposed the lawsuits (14%), with 10% who oppose and 4% who strongly oppose. Another 32% were neutral.

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54% of Americans favor state lawsuits against ultra-processed food companies.

To what extent to you support or oppose having state attorneys general bring lawsuits against ultra-processed food companies to pay for health harms caused by their products?

  • Support 34.0%
  • Neutral 32.4%
  • Strongly support 19.6%
  • Oppose 10.0%
  • Strongly oppose 4.0%

2025 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.8%

ICA Conference Omnibus Survey #2025-058

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Methodology

Full methodology
Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2025-06-25 → 2025-06-30
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.8%
Module
ICA Conference Omnibus Survey #2025-058

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Citation

ICA Conference Omnibus Survey #2025-058, fielded June 25-30, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.8%.

https://reports.verasight.io/reports/ica-conference-omnibus-survey-2025-058#to-what-extent-to-you-support-or-oppose-having-state-attorneys-general-bring-lawsuits-against-ultra-processed-food-companies-to-pay-for-health-harms-caused-by-their-products

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting.
Population
US adults age 18+.
Sample design
Surveys are run as omnibus or single-topic waves. Omnibus waves are split into modules with their own respondent set, typically around one thousand respondents per module.
Field window
Each wave specifies its own field dates. Most omnibus waves field across roughly two weeks.
Weighting
Per-module weighting to CPS targets including age, race and ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, and metropolitan status.
Partisanship benchmark
Pew Research Center's NPORS benchmarking surveys, three-year running average.
Vote benchmark
2024 presidential vote population benchmarks.
Margin of error
Typically about plus or minus 3.4 to 3.6 percent per module at standard module sizes. Question-level MoE is recomputed when a base shrinks materially below the module baseline.
Reporting
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Transparency
AAPOR transparency standards.

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