# State probes of ultra-processed food ads have broad support

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/health/state-probes-of-ultra-processed-food-advertising-have-six-in-ten-support-among-americans/

> Indexed question in Health.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted March 6 to 16, 2026, 61% of Americans supported state attorneys general conducting investigations into how food companies make and advertise ultra-processed packaged foods. This includes 26% who strongly support and 35% who support.

About one in ten opposed the investigations (10%), with 6% who oppose and 4% who strongly oppose. Another 29% were neutral.

## Topline

Having state attorneys general conduct investigations into how food companies make and advertise ultra-processed packaged foods?

61% of Americans favor state investigations of ultra-processed food advertising.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Support: 34.6%
- Neutral: 29.1%
- Strongly Support: 26.4%
- Oppose: 6.2%
- Strongly Oppose: 3.7%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-03-06 → 2026-03-16
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: Module 3: Elections, Civic Life, & the Environment
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-3-27](https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-3-27)

## Citation

Verasight Client Omnibus Survey #2026-044, fielded March 6-16, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-3-27](https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-3-27)