This statistic presents the results of a survey among 2,236 U.S. consumers. The survey was conducted online by Harris Interactive in January 2014, asking the respondents to describe their level of concern about food recalls due to health- or safety-related issues. Some 28 percent of U.S. adults stated that product recalls are a serious concern to them.
Consumers' level of concern about health- or safety-related food recalls in the United States in 2014
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Percentages may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding. The original question ran as follows: 'Which of the following statements best describes your level of concern about food recalls due to health or safety concerns?'
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Harris Interactive. (February 5, 2014). Consumers' level of concern about health- or safety-related food recalls in the United States in 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/301730/us-consumers--level-of-concern-abour-food-recalls/
Harris Interactive. "Consumers' level of concern about health- or safety-related food recalls in the United States in 2014." Chart. February 5, 2014. Statista. Accessed April 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/301730/us-consumers--level-of-concern-abour-food-recalls/
Harris Interactive. (2014). Consumers' level of concern about health- or safety-related food recalls in the United States in 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/301730/us-consumers--level-of-concern-abour-food-recalls/
Harris Interactive. "Consumers' Level of Concern about Health- or Safety-related Food Recalls in The United States in 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Feb 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/301730/us-consumers--level-of-concern-abour-food-recalls/
Harris Interactive, Consumers' level of concern about health- or safety-related food recalls in the United States in 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/301730/us-consumers--level-of-concern-abour-food-recalls/ (last visited April 10, 2025)
Consumers' level of concern about health- or safety-related food recalls in the United States in 2014 [Graph], Harris Interactive, February 5, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/301730/us-consumers--level-of-concern-abour-food-recalls/
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