While consumers were not leery of restaurants' ability to ensure the safety of their food, only the smallest number of respondents said operators should be entrusted with this responsibility. A plurality of 38% said the federal government should be most responsibility for ensuring food safety, followed by food processors and manufacturers, consumers, state government, farmers, grocery stores and restaurants.
Furthermore, 78% of the respondents to the study said federal agencies such as FDA and USDA were doing a good job of making sure that the foods they eat are safe; 78% for food processors and manufacturers; 89% for farmers; 82% for grocery stores; and 69% for restaurants.
KEEPING FOOD SAFE AS CAN BE As for the FDA and USDA's capability for making sure the foods consumed were safe, the survey found the 88% agreed with that statement; 91% said food processors and manufacturers were capable of doing so; 92% said farmers were; 93%
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