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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has today published the Wales key findings report for wave one and two of the Food and You 2 survey.
What Bisphenol A (BPA) is and the research and evidence that supports our understanding of BPA.
Irradiation of food is a practice which eliminates bacteria that may lead to food poisoning. This page details the irradiation process and how it is not harmful to consumers.
Areas of research interest (ARIs) give details about our research priorities.
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The work of the independent committees and working groups that advise us helps to ensure that our advice to consumers is always based on the best and most recent scientific evidence.
We conduct a tracking survey with consumers to monitor changes in consumer attitudes towards our organisation and food-related issues.
Acknowledgements for the Food and You 2 Wave 7 report.
Annex for Food and You 2 Wave 7.
This chapter provides an overview of respondents' awareness of genetic technologies and reported awareness and use of Cannabidiol.
This chapter provides an overview of respondents’ use of online platforms, including how frequently people use online platforms to buy food or drink, and the types of food and drink people order. It also provides information on people’s awareness and use of food hygiene ratings and allergen information on online platforms.
This chapter provides an overview of respondents’ concerns about food.
This chapter provides an overview of respondents’ awareness of and trust in the FSA, as well as their confidence in food safety and the accuracy of information provided on food labels.
Food and You 2: Wave 7 data were collected between 23 April 2023 to 10 July 2023.
Food and You 2 is a biannual ‘Official Statistic’ survey commissioned by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
This chapter provides an overview of food purchasing, what respondents look for when they are shopping and confidence in allergen labelling.
This chapter reports the level of food security in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and how food security varied between different categories of people.
Participants were overall supportive of the proposal to mandate the online display of food hygiene ratings by food businesses. This section covers the way forward.
This section covers challenges and opportunities identified during the workshop.
This section covers general feedback from participants at the workshop.
This research was conducted with local authorities in Wales, who were invited to participate in a workshop to explore their views on proposals to require online display of food hygiene ratings by food businesses.