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Food Safety and Consumers In a recent edition of Food Safety Magazine, an article titled “Shopping for Food Safety and the Public Trust” by Craig Harris, Ph.D., Andrew Knight, Ph.D., and Michelle R. Worosz, Ph.D. contained some interesting survey information. Of the 1,104 people randomly surveyed; 70% are very concerned about chemical and pesticide residue 68% are very or fairly concerned about foodborne illness 63% are very or fairly concerned about the safety of foods they eat 54% said they think about food safety when shopping at the grocery store 46% thought about food safety the last time they ate at a restaurant 43% said they do not buy certain foods because they are likely to be unsafe (these numbers are even higher for households in which someone has food allergies) 74% would be willing to pay an additional 5% on their food bill if foodborne diseases could be reduced by 50%. Those surveyed identified themselves (consumers) as the third most responsible group for food safety, behind the government and food processors. Read the full article at http://www.fspc.msu.edu/Documents/ Read Food Safety Magazine at www.foodsafetymagazine.com http://www.fspc.msu.edu/Documents/ Professors Harris, Knight and Worosz are associated with the Food Safety Centre at
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