Jan 23rd, 2025
2 mins
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) recently published the results of its Consumer Insights tracking survey for November 2024.
This latest iteration of the survey reveals the top 6 food hygiene “fails” committed by consumers, which include:
- 46% of consumers don’t always check use-by dates before cooking or preparing food at home.
- 45% say that they would be likely to leave food from the fridge out after it is served (e.g., for a buffet) and eat it a few hours later.
- Around 39% admit that they at least occasionally cook raw meat, such as turkey or sausages, past its use-by date.
- 33% say they don’t always wash their hands before cooking or preparing food at home.
- Over 27% said that over Christmas they would be likely to store food that should be refrigerated in another cool place (such as a garage, porch, or cool box) due to a lack of space in the fridge.
- 23% said they would be unlikely to ask if their guests have any food allergies or intolerances.
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