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OMB Control Number 0910-0891

Dietary Supplement Claims One-on-one In-depth Interview Study

Attachment 4 – Consent form

OMB No: 0910-0891 Expiration Date: 8/31/2023

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Study Participant Consent Form

Purpose:

• You are being asked to take part in a research study for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

• Westat, an independent social science research firm, is conducting the study on behalf of the FDA.

• The purpose of the study is to help FDA gather consumer inputs to provide accurate and useful product labels for the protection and promotion of public health.

What is involved:

• You are being asked to be participate in an interview about your attitudes, beliefs, and experiences with certain food products.

• The interview will take approximately 60 minutes.

Confidentiality:

• Your name and information will be kept private to the extent provided by law.

• We will audio record the interview to make sure we hear everything you say correctly.

• Project staff from FDA and Westat may be observing the discussion.

• What you say will not be connected with your name. We will report our results in a summary report. We may use quotes you say in our report, but we won’t use your name.

• Study information will be kept in password protected files on secure servers at Westat and FDA locations. No information that can identify you will be given to FDA.

• The data collected in this study will be destroyed no later than three years after the project is completed.

Risks:

• This study is completely voluntary.

• You can stop participating at any time.

• There are no known risks for participation in this research activity.

Benefits:

• There are no direct benefits to you for participating in this study.

• You will be helping with an important research project.

Questions:

• If you have questions about the project, you may contact the Westat Project Director, Dr. Cynthia Robin at [email protected], 610.593.7389, or 240.367.4753.

• If you have questions about your rights as a study participant or concerns about how you are treated in the study, you may contact the Westat Human Subjects Protections office at 1-888-920-7631. Please leave a message with your first name, the name of the research study (FDA CBD Interviews) that you are calling about, and a phone number beginning with the area code. Someone will return your call as soon as possible.

You will receive $60 as a token of appreciation for your participation in the study.