Latest Food Standards Agency survey suggests increased consumer confidence around many food issues in the UK

The latest Consumer Attitudes to Food Survey published today by the Food Standards Agency, points to increased confidence among the public in the food they are consuming, and in regards to wider food issues.

Since the initial survey in 2000, the number of people concerned about issues such as food poisoning, additives and food safety in general has been steady, but the latest survey reveals the first dip in the number of people in England and throughout the UK who are concerned about many food safety issues.

The latest results also reveal that people in England, and particularly those in London and the South East, are more attuned to healthy eating than other parts of the UK, placing greater importance on food labels and with higher awareness and claimed consumption of ‘five-a-day’.