{"id":10619,"date":"2022-10-11T11:07:46","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T10:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fei-online.com\/?p=10619"},"modified":"2022-10-11T11:08:09","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T10:08:09","slug":"food-safety-concerns-in-the-eu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fei-online.com\/food-safety-concerns-in-the-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"Food safety concerns in the EU"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling   container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-10619'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center\"><div id=\"ads-slider-28\" class=\"custom-slider ads-slider-705524138 ads-slider\"><ul><li><!--Begin ClixTrac.com Banner Code -->\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/clixtrac.com\/goto\/?308404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clixtrac.com\/banner\/308404.jpg\" alt=\"Free from food\" title=\"Free from food\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>\r\n<!--End ClixTrac.com Banner Code --><\/li><li><!--Begin ClixTrac.com Banner Code -->\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/clixtrac.com\/banner\/click.php?banner=302805\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clixtrac.com\/banner\/302805.jpg\" alt=\"LUBRIPLATE\" title=\"LUBRIPLATE\" border=\"0\" width=\"120\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a>\r\n<!--End ClixTrac.com Banner Code --><\/li><li><div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"ads-1792475387\"><!--Begin ClixTrac.com Banner Code -->\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/clixtrac.com\/banner\/click.php?banner=297426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/clixtrac.com\/banner\/297426.jpg\" alt=\"Click here for more information!\" title=\"Click here for more information!\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>\r\n<!--End ClixTrac.com Banner Code --><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $adsslider705524138 = jQuery( \".ads-slider-705524138\" );$adsslider705524138.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$adsslider705524138.unslider({ delay:5000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$adsslider705524138.on(\"mouseover\", function(){$adsslider705524138.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$adsslider705524138.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h1 class=\"post-title entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\">Food safety concerns in the EU<\/h1><span class=\"post-meta-infos\">\/ <span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/fei-online.com\/category\/featured-articles\/\" rel=\"tag\">Featured Articles<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/header>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has just released their latest study findings regarding food safety across the European Union. It builds on previous similar surveys in 2010 and 2019. Specifically, the current Euro-barometer survey aims to gauge Europeans\u2019 perceptions of and attitudes towards food safety by exploring various themes, such as their interest in food-safety related topics that affect their food-related decisions and their levels of trust in the different actors in the farm-to-fork food chain, among others.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Across Europe, 54% of respondents said the cost of food is now the most important factor that affects their decision-making when buying food. Since 2019, the number of respondents citing this as the most important factor has increased by at least 10 percentage points in 21 European countries. Interestingly, taste was rated the second most important factor (51%), followed by food safety and food origin \u2013 both 46%.<\/p>\n<p>They survey shows that the importance of food safety in food-purchasing decisions has declined somewhat across 23 EU countries since 2019, with Belgium, Germany and Portugal down 11%, Luxembourg down 14% and Malta, showing the largest decline, down 30%.<\/p>\n<p>Although there has been a decline in the importance of food safety when consumers choose which food to purchase, awareness of food safety issues and personal interest in food safety remains high with 7 in 10 respondents saying the topic of food safety was important to them.<\/p>\n<p>Top of the list of food safety-related concerns are pesticide residues in food (40%) and antibiotic, hormone or steroid residues in meat (39%). These are followed by additives like colours, preservatives or flavourings used in food or drinks (36%) and food poisoning from food or drinks contaminated by bacteria, viruses, and parasites (32%). Concerns about microplastics in food has increased since 2019 from 21% to 29% of respondents and, although still relatively small, concerns about and the use of new biotechnology in food production, such as genome editing, has also increased since 2019 from 4% to 8%.<\/p>\n<p>Although there are concerns about food safety, the survey finds that most Europeans understand the way food safety is ensured in the EU \u2013 through scientific advice on food safety and EU regulations \u2013 and say that they take it for granted that the food sold is safe.<\/p>\n<p>The survey provides a wealth of food safety data for all involved in the food industry \u2013 and for those working in the EU\u2019s food safety system, they will be pleased to know that they ensure EU consumers are provided the safest food in the world.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_social_share  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img class='avia_image' src='https:\/\/fei-online.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/10\/Callan-Emery.jpeg' alt='' title='Callan-Emery' height=\"747\" width=\"542\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='av-social-sharing-box  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_image  avia-builder-el-last  av-social-sharing-box-minimal '><div class='av-share-box'><h5 class='av-share-link-description av-no-toc '>Share this<\/h5><ul class='av-share-box-list noLightbox'><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-facebook' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" href='https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/fei-online.com\/food-safety-concerns-in-the-eu\/&#038;t=Food%20safety%20concerns%20in%20the%20EU' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue8f3' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on Facebook' rel=\"noopener\"><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-twitter' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Twitter\" href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Food%20safety%20concerns%20in%20the%20EU&#038;url=https:\/\/fei-online.com\/?p=10619' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue8f1' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on Twitter' rel=\"noopener\"><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-whatsapp' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on WhatsApp\" href='https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?text=https:\/\/fei-online.com\/food-safety-concerns-in-the-eu\/' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\uf232' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on WhatsApp' rel=\"noopener\"><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on WhatsApp<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-linkedin' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn\" href='https:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;title=Food%20safety%20concerns%20in%20the%20EU&#038;url=https:\/\/fei-online.com\/food-safety-concerns-in-the-eu\/' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue8fc' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on LinkedIn' rel=\"noopener\"><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-mail' ><a  aria-label=\"Share by Mail\" href='mailto:?subject=Food%20safety%20concerns%20in%20the%20EU&#038;body=https:\/\/fei-online.com\/food-safety-concerns-in-the-eu\/' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue805' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share by Mail'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share by Mail<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  \" style='border-radius:0px; 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