Our Food 2022: An annual review of food standards across the UK

Our Food 2022: Appendix 5 Food categories involved in reported incidents from 2019 to 2022

Food categories involved in reported incidents from 2019 to 2022.

2019

Combined incidents - product type	Combined incidents - product type	% of total incidents
Undefined	488	18.78
Meat and Meat products (other than poultry)	309	11.89
Fruits and Vegetables	272	10.47
N/A	202	7.78
Cereals and Bakery products	140	5.39
Dietic Foods/Food Supplements/Fortified Foods	139	5.35
Prepared Dishes and snacks	116	4.46
Milk and milk products	115	4.43
Confectionary	105	4.04
Nuts/nut products/seeds	89	3.43
Fish and fish products	83	3.19
Poultry meat and poultry meat products	83	3.19
Soups/broths/sauces and condiments	65	2.50
Herbs and spices	64	2.46
Other food product/mixed	50	1.92
Feed	49	1.89
Non-alcoholic beverages	40	1.54
Food Contact Materials	26	1.00
Fats and oils	23	0.89
Cocoa/Cocoa Preparations/Coffee/Tea	21	0.81
Pet food	20	0.77
Bivalve Molluscs and products thereof	17	0.65
Food additives and flavourings	15	0.58
Alcoholic beverages	14	0.54
Ices and desserts	11	0.42
Egg and egg products	10	0.38
Crustaceans and products thereof	9	0.35
Honey and Royal Jelly	8	0.31
Water	6	0.23
Wine	3	0.12
Animal-by products	2	0.08
Compound feeds	2	0.08
Cephalopods and products thereof	1	0.04
Gastropods	1	0.04
Novel Food	0	0.00
Total	2598	100.00

Combined incidents - product type	Combined incidents - product type	% of total incidents
Egg and Egg products	12	0.53
Crustaceans and Products thereof	11	0.49
Ices and desserts	10	0.44
Animal-by-products	5	0.22
Honey and Royal Jelly	3	0.13
Compound feeds	2	0.09
Novel Food	2	0.09
Water	1	0.04
Cephalopods and products thereof	0	0.00
Gastropods	0	0.00
Wine	0	0.00
Total	2261	100.00

Combined incidents - product type	Combined incidents - product type	% of total incidents
Meat and Meat products (other than poultry)	254	10.75
Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products	238	10.07
Dietic Foods/Food Supplements/Fortified foods	207	8.76
N/A	187	7.91
Cereals and bakery products	139	5.88
Fruits and vegetables	118	4.99
Prepared dishes and snacks	112	4.74
Confectionary	100	4.23
Fish and fish products	99	4.19
Milk and milk products	95	4.02
Other food product/mixed	88	3.72
Herbs and spices	82	3.47
Feed	80	3.39
Undefined	69	2.92
Nuts/but products/seeds	57	2.41
Food Contact Materials	52	2.20
Bivalve Molluscs and products thereof	48	2.03
Soups/broths/sauces and condiments	43	1.82
Pet food	41	1.74
Non-alcoholic beverages	34	1.44
Ices and desserts	30	1.27
Food additives and flavourings	29	1.23
Animal by-products	28	1.18
Crustaceans and products thereof	23	0.97
Egg and egg products	20	0.85
Honey and Royal Jelly	18	0.76
Alcoholic Beverages	14	0.59
Water	12	0.51
Fats and oils	10	0.42
Cephalopods and products thereof	4	0.17
Compound feeds	3	0.13
Gastropods	2	0.08
Novel Food	2	0.08
Wine	2	0.08
Total	2363	100.00

Combined incidents - product type	Combined incidents - product type	% of total incidents
Meat and Meat products (other than poultry)	284	12.79
N/A	626	11.80
Dietic foods/food supplements/fortified foods	192	8.64
Cereals and Bakery products	189	8.51
Poultry meat and poultry meat products	151	6.80
Prepared Dishes and snacks	123	5.54
Confectionary	104	4.68
Fruits and vegetables	90	4.05
Other Food product/mixed	80	3.60
Milk and milk products	74	3.33
Herbs and spices	65	2.93
Fish and fish products	63	2.84
Feed	62	2.79
Nuts/nut products/seeds	61	2.75
Bivalve Molluscs and products thereof	59	2.66
Non-alcoholic beverages	56	2.52
Food additives and flavourings	36	1.62
Cocoa/Cocoa preparation/Coffee/Tea	30	1.35
Soups/Broths/Sauces and condiments	29	1.31
Crustaceans and products thereof	25	1.13
Ices and desserts	20	0.09
Alcoholic beverages	19	0.86
Egg and egg products	17	0.77
Pet Food	15	0.68
Honey and Royal Jelly	10	0.45
Fats and oils	9	0.41
Undefined	9	0.41
Cephalopods and products thereof	8	0.36
Water	7	0.32
Animal-by products	6	0.27
Compound feeds	5	0.23
Gastropods	0	0.00
Novel Food	0	0.00
Wine	1	0.05
Total	2221	100.00