{"id":10632,"date":"2022-10-11T11:24:29","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T10:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fei-online.com\/?p=10632"},"modified":"2022-10-11T11:25:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T10:25:28","slug":"2022-eurobarometer-survey-41-of-eu-citizens-take-for-granted-the-food-they-buy-is-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fei-online.com\/2022-eurobarometer-survey-41-of-eu-citizens-take-for-granted-the-food-they-buy-is-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Eurobarometer survey: 41% of  EU citizens take for granted the food they buy is safe"},"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-10632'><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-800883192 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-932451756\"><!--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 $adsslider800883192 = jQuery( \".ads-slider-800883192\" );$adsslider800883192.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$adsslider800883192.unslider({ delay:5000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$adsslider800883192.on(\"mouseover\", function(){$adsslider800883192.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$adsslider800883192.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\">2022 Eurobarometer survey: 41% of  EU citizens take for granted the food they buy is safe<\/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 cost of food is weighing more heavily on Europeans today than a few years ago, becoming the main factor influencing food purchases, followed by taste. Close to half consider food safety important too and 41% of EU citizens take for granted that the food they buy is safe.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>These findings come from the 2022 Eurobarometer on food safety in the EU, the fourth such survey since 2005. Based on interviews with 27,000 people across the EU, it presents an evolving picture of how Europeans choose food, their food safety awareness and concerns, and who they trust for information on food safety issues.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  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\/shutterstock_1928148200-scaled-e1680873485309.jpg' alt='' title='Happy,Extended,Family,Toasting,While,Having,Lunch,Together,In,Dining' height=\"600\" width=\"900\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Global issues<\/strong><br \/>\nBernhard Url, the EFSA\u2019s Executive Director, said: \u201cMuch has happened since our last survey in 2019, not least a global pandemic and the outbreak of war in Europe. Such events have dramatic consequences and unsurprisingly we see that for many Europeans a rise in the cost of living is affecting their food choices more than before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the other hand, food safety remains important for many EU citizens and it is encouraging to see that almost half of them care about eating healthily as much as they do about food risks,\u201d said Url.<\/p>\n<p><strong>20 years of EU food safety<\/strong><br \/>\nThis latest snapshot of citizens\u2019 views comes as the EU food safety system, EFSA and food safety bodies in several Member States turn 20. They were set up in 2002 to give food safety in Europe a strengthened scientific basis, harmonised rules, and to boost cooperation across the continent.<\/p>\n<p>Url noted: \u201cThis milestone is an achievement for many organisations, scientific experts and other stakeholders in our system. Encouragingly two-thirds of European citizens recognise that the EU and Member States are working together, not in isolation, to make this a reality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe increasing pace of innovation and technical complexity in how we produce, purchase and consume our food are further drivers for strong cooperation across countries and across scientific disciplines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 2022 Eurobarometer also shows that a majority of our citizens recognise that the state of the environment, animals and plants impacts human health. This is encouraging, as we transition towards sustainable food systems and \u2018One Health\u2019 risk assessment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trust in science<\/strong><br \/>\nSeven in 10 Europeans recognise the role of scientists in making sure our food is safe and 8 in 10 trust them for food safety\u00a0 information. Likewise, trust in national, and EU institutions is high at about two-thirds.<\/p>\n<p>Barbara Gallani, Head of Communication and Partnership at\u00a0 EFSA, said: \u201cThese findings are invaluable in our day-to-day work as well as our strategic long-term planning. \u201cWe have developed tailored summaries and data tools for our Member State partners so they can use the Eurobarometer results to support their own public information and outreach efforts about food safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Selected findings<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Over a third of Europeans have a very high (21%) or high (17%) level of awareness of food safety topics, i.e. they have heard about 10 or more of 15 topics surveyed.<br \/>\n\u2022 They are most likely to have heard about additives in food or drinks (70%), pesticide residues in food (65%), antibiotic, hormone or steroid residues in meat (63%) or diseases found in animals (60%).<br \/>\n\u2022 Pesticide residues in food (40%) and antibiotic, hormone or steroid residues in meat (39%) top the list of food safety-related concerns among Europeans. Fewer people were concerned with plant diseases (11%), use of new biotechnology in food production (8%) and nanotechnology applied to food production (5%).<br \/>\n\u2022 Some 6 in 10 (61%) indicate television, on a TV set or via the internet, as one of their main sources of information about food risks, followed by family, friends, neighbours, or colleagues (44%) and internet search engines (37%), with important differences between generations.<br \/>\n\u2022 More than 8 in 10 respondents trust doctors (89%), university\/publicly-funded scientists (82%) and consumer organisations (82%) for information on food risks.<br \/>\n\u2022 A minority of Europeans would not change their behaviour in the event of a food scare (21%). Among these, the top reasons given included already preparing food in the recommended way (45%), and the belief that all foods involve some risk and it\u2019s impossible to avoid them all (25%).<\/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\" ><p><em><strong>2022 Eurobarometer survey on food safety in the EU<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Download the full report: 2022 Eurobarometer survey on food safety in the EU<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.efsa.europa.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-09\/EB97.2-food-safety-in-the-EU_report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.efsa.europa.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-09\/EB97.2-food-safety-in-the-EU_report.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='av-social-sharing-box  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_textblock  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\/2022-eurobarometer-survey-41-of-eu-citizens-take-for-granted-the-food-they-buy-is-safe\/&#038;t=2022%20Eurobarometer%20survey%3A%2041%25%20of%20%20EU%20citizens%20take%20for%20granted%20the%20food%20they%20buy%20is%20safe' 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=2022%20Eurobarometer%20survey%3A%2041%25%20of%20%20EU%20citizens%20take%20for%20granted%20the%20food%20they%20buy%20is%20safe&#038;url=https:\/\/fei-online.com\/?p=10632' 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\/2022-eurobarometer-survey-41-of-eu-citizens-take-for-granted-the-food-they-buy-is-safe\/' 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=2022%20Eurobarometer%20survey%3A%2041%25%20of%20%20EU%20citizens%20take%20for%20granted%20the%20food%20they%20buy%20is%20safe&#038;url=https:\/\/fei-online.com\/2022-eurobarometer-survey-41-of-eu-citizens-take-for-granted-the-food-they-buy-is-safe\/' 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=2022%20Eurobarometer%20survey%3A%2041%25%20of%20%20EU%20citizens%20take%20for%20granted%20the%20food%20they%20buy%20is%20safe&#038;body=https:\/\/fei-online.com\/2022-eurobarometer-survey-41-of-eu-citizens-take-for-granted-the-food-they-buy-is-safe\/' 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-11  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  \" style='border-radius:0px; 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