In 2020, just over four in ten consumers in the United Kingdom said they occasionally check the list of ingredients when shopping for food products. Only about 30 percent of UK grocery shoppers would always or usually analyze a product's list of ingredients.
Frequency of consumers checking a food product's list of ingredients when shopping in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020
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Food Standards Agency. (June 9, 2021). Frequency of consumers checking a food product's list of ingredients when shopping in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259213/frequency-of-uk-consumers-checking-list-of-ingredients/
Food Standards Agency. "Frequency of consumers checking a food product's list of ingredients when shopping in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020." Chart. June 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259213/frequency-of-uk-consumers-checking-list-of-ingredients/
Food Standards Agency. (2021). Frequency of consumers checking a food product's list of ingredients when shopping in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259213/frequency-of-uk-consumers-checking-list-of-ingredients/
Food Standards Agency. "Frequency of Consumers Checking a Food Product's List of Ingredients When Shopping in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259213/frequency-of-uk-consumers-checking-list-of-ingredients/
Food Standards Agency, Frequency of consumers checking a food product's list of ingredients when shopping in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259213/frequency-of-uk-consumers-checking-list-of-ingredients/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Frequency of consumers checking a food product's list of ingredients when shopping in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020 [Graph], Food Standards Agency, June 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259213/frequency-of-uk-consumers-checking-list-of-ingredients/