Source: Theresa Opeka, CAROLINA JOURNAL, 12/29/21


Do you know where your food comes from? Aside from saying Harris Teeter, Food Lion, or Wegman’s, it is an important question to many North Carolinians. In a recent Civitas poll by the John Locke Foundation, 36% of 600 people surveyed said they "very often" check labels to see which country or state produces the food or beverage they purchase. Nearly 85% of respondents said it is important to know that their food comes from the United States rather than another country, and 78.5% say it is important to know their food comes from North Carolina versus another state.

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