In 2020, approximately 93 percent of respondents in the United Kingdom stated in a survey that they are either very or fairly confident that the food they buy is safe to eat. By contrast, approximately five percent are either not very confident or not confident at all in their food safety.
Consumers' confidence in food safety in the United Kingdom (excluding Scotland) in 2020
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Food Standards Agency. (June 9, 2021). Consumers' confidence in food safety in the United Kingdom (excluding Scotland) in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257777/consumers-confidence-in-food-safety-in-the-united-kingdom/
Food Standards Agency. "Consumers' confidence in food safety in the United Kingdom (excluding Scotland) in 2020." Chart. June 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257777/consumers-confidence-in-food-safety-in-the-united-kingdom/
Food Standards Agency. (2021). Consumers' confidence in food safety in the United Kingdom (excluding Scotland) in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257777/consumers-confidence-in-food-safety-in-the-united-kingdom/
Food Standards Agency. "Consumers' Confidence in Food Safety in The United Kingdom (excluding Scotland) in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257777/consumers-confidence-in-food-safety-in-the-united-kingdom/
Food Standards Agency, Consumers' confidence in food safety in the United Kingdom (excluding Scotland) in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257777/consumers-confidence-in-food-safety-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Consumers' confidence in food safety in the United Kingdom (excluding Scotland) in 2020 [Graph], Food Standards Agency, June 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257777/consumers-confidence-in-food-safety-in-the-united-kingdom/