German consumers were most worried about microplastics in food antibiotic resistance components as of February 2023. These figures are revealed in a survey conducted among the German population, asking to what extent consumers were personally worried about the health and consumer issues listed in this graph.
Food safety
Most recently, the German Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit, BVL) issued 259 warnings about food products. This office is the leading national authority, on a government level, for measures relating to food safety in Germany. The BVL also contributes to the exchange of warnings about food products between German Federal States and other EU countries. Various reasons led consumers to buy organic groceries, the leading being concern for animal welfare, consuming food that was as unprocessed as possible and support of regional companies.
Global leaders
On a global scale, Germany still had some catching up to do regarding eating organically. In terms of per capita organic food consumption, the leading three countries in the world were Denmark, Switzerland and Sweden.
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¹ Scale from 1 to 5 whereby 1 stands for "not worried". The scale values of 4 and 5 ("worried") are depicted in this statistic. Multiple answers were possible.
The BfR (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung/German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) Consumer Monitor is a key instrument of consumer health protection as it provides a representative population survey every six months that provides answers to the public's concerns about consumer health issues.
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BfR. (October 30, 2023). To what extent are you personally worried or not worried about the following health and consumer issues? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/992577/concern-over-food-safety-in-germany/
BfR. "To what extent are you personally worried or not worried about the following health and consumer issues? ." Chart. October 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/992577/concern-over-food-safety-in-germany/
BfR. (2023). To what extent are you personally worried or not worried about the following health and consumer issues? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/992577/concern-over-food-safety-in-germany/
BfR. "To What Extent Are You Personally Worried or Not Worried about The following Health and Consumer Issues? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/992577/concern-over-food-safety-in-germany/
BfR, To what extent are you personally worried or not worried about the following health and consumer issues? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/992577/concern-over-food-safety-in-germany/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
To what extent are you personally worried or not worried about the following health and consumer issues? [Graph], BfR, October 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/992577/concern-over-food-safety-in-germany/