Sunday 5 July 2009

Our fourth consumer attitudes survey

Thursday 29 January 2004

The Food Standards Agency's fourth Consumer Attitudes to Food survey shows a decrease in concern about BSE, eggs and the safety of meat since the Agency was set up in 2000, and an increase in awareness about fruit and veg advice, and the need to cut down on salt.

Overall trends

There has been an increase year-on-year in concerns about mobile food outlets, and a decline in concerns about the standard of food across most other food retail outlet types.
Correct knowledge of 'at least five portions' of fruit and vegetables has increased year-on-year – though there has been little change in the number actually claiming to eat the recommended amount.
There has been a decline in concerns about the safety of meat – particularly raw meat and raw beef. Concerns about dairy products and eggs have also declined consistently.
There has been a decline in concerns about BSE and the feed given to livestock.
Foodborne disease has increasingly been attributed by respondents to food prepared outside the home.
There is a trend to an increase in the number claiming to look for nutrition information on food labels.
Awareness of the FSA, its role and information it provides continued to build year-on-year. Perceptions of the Agency continued to improve.

You can check the results for your region by clicking on the map below.

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