'Animal Welfare' features in the latest FSA public attitudes tracker

 

Latest Public Attitudes Tracker survey results published

The tracker survey monitors changes in consumer attitudes to food-related issues. We survey consumers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. 

Food issues of concern 

The top food safety issues of concern for those surveyed were: 

  • Food hygiene when eating out (35%) 

  • Food poisoning (29%) 

  • Chemicals from the environment, such as lead, in food (28%) 

  • Food additives (28%) 

The top wider food issues of concern were: 

  • The amount of sugar in food (50%) 

  • Food waste (49%) 

  • Food prices (46%) 

  • Animal welfare (43%) 

 

See page 23 of the report for Animal Welfare:

https://www.food.gov.uk/sites/default/files/media/document/attitudes-tr…