NEW YORK: Survey illustrates consumer food-safety fears - (Food Product Design)
June 9, 2008 – 8:12 pmAccording to a recent survey by Deloitte, New York, food safety fears have escalated of late, causing consumers to stop eating specific foods and highlighting the need for the industry to renew their fears about imported and domestic foods. Among the surveys findings:
* Over half of Americans (57%) have stopped eating a particular food, temporarily or permanently, as a result of a recent recall;
* Three-fourths of Americans (73%) believe the number of food-related recalls has increased in the past year, while 76% are more concerned about the foods they eat than they were five years ago;
* Over three-fourths of consumers are most concerned by beef recalls (78%), followed by chicken recalls (67%), fresh fruit and vegetable recalls (53%), and dairy recalls (53%);
* One-third of consumers (33%) think fresh fish is not at all or somewhat safe.
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