AUSTRALIANS positive about safety of our food supply - (Food Standards Australia)
April 2, 2008 – 8:48 pmhttp://www.foodstandards.gov.au/newsroom/mediareleases/mediareleases2008/australianspositivea3887.cfm
Almost 65% of Australians felt that food safety was the same or had improved during the previous year, according to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) Consumer Attitude Survey launched today.
When launching the survey today, FSANZs Chief Executive Officer, Steve McCutcheon, said that food plays a vital role in our lives and it is important for consumers to feel confident in how it is regulated
The survey, commissioned by Food Standards Australia New Zealand, gives a good insight into consumer confidence in the Australian and New Zealand food supply as well as food safety and labelling knowledge, Mr McCutcheon said.
It shows that Australian consumers have positive levels of confidence in the safety of the food supply, with 64.5% saying they felt food safety generally was about the same or had improved during the previous year ago. Food safety concerns ranked twelfth after such issues as drought, household finances, the […]
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