This statistic shows how consumers have permanently changed their food shopping habits since the 'horsemeat scandal' in Great Britain in 2013. According to the survey, 10 percent of respondents now buy less processed meat and 8 percent fewer ready meals. The majority however, claimed it had not had any impact on the way they choose or buy food (69 percent).
How has the horsemeat incident permanently changed the way you choose or buy your food, if it has changed at all?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
It did not have any impact on the way I choose or buy my food
69%
Buy less processed meat
10%
Buy fewer ready meals
8%
Spend more time reading labels on food products before making a purchase
7%
Buy more meat from high-street butchers
7%
Stopped buying certain meat products that I used to buy before
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Ipsos. (January 11, 2014). How has the horsemeat incident permanently changed the way you choose or buy your food, if it has changed at all? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/326482/changes-to-food-shopping-habits-since-the-horsemeat-scandal-in-great-britain/
Ipsos. "How has the horsemeat incident permanently changed the way you choose or buy your food, if it has changed at all?." Chart. January 11, 2014. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/326482/changes-to-food-shopping-habits-since-the-horsemeat-scandal-in-great-britain/
Ipsos. (2014). How has the horsemeat incident permanently changed the way you choose or buy your food, if it has changed at all?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/326482/changes-to-food-shopping-habits-since-the-horsemeat-scandal-in-great-britain/
Ipsos. "How Has The Horsemeat Incident Permanently Changed The Way You Choose or Buy Your Food, If It Has Changed at All?." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/326482/changes-to-food-shopping-habits-since-the-horsemeat-scandal-in-great-britain/
Ipsos, How has the horsemeat incident permanently changed the way you choose or buy your food, if it has changed at all? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/326482/changes-to-food-shopping-habits-since-the-horsemeat-scandal-in-great-britain/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
How has the horsemeat incident permanently changed the way you choose or buy your food, if it has changed at all? [Graph], Ipsos, January 11, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/326482/changes-to-food-shopping-habits-since-the-horsemeat-scandal-in-great-britain/
