Mar 28th, 2023
2 mins
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) have recently published the ‘Food and You 2’ Wave 5 report, based on a survey conducted between 26th April and 24th July 2022
Food and You 2 is a biannual ‘Official Statistic’ survey commissioned by the FSA. The survey measures consumers’ self-reported knowledge, attitudes and behaviours related to food safety and other food issues amongst adults in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
A total of 6,770 adults from 4,727 households across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland completed the ‘push-to-web’ survey which showed that most had made changes to their eating habits in the last year and that 20% of households were now insecure.
Respondents reported eating out less and eating fewer takeaways, cooking and eating at home more, buying items on special offer more and changing what and where they buy to cheaper alternatives.
They were also asked to indicate if they had concerns about several food-related issues, from a list of options. The most common concerns related to food prices (66%), food waste (60%), and the amount of sugar in food (59%).
You can read the report in full here
