2023 Consumer Survey of Food Safety Topics

The Association of Food and Drug Officials teamed up with The Harris Poll to better understand consumer knowledge and opinions on food safety topics. Results from the mid-December 2023 survey of 2,000 American adults show that 91% believe food safety inspections for food manufacturers are important in safeguarding the food their families eat.

“The baseline consumer understanding of food safety concepts was encouraging,” says AFDO Executive Director Steven Mandernach. “We know there is more work to do, but the public’s opinion will help regulators focus their work and their efforts to enhance regulations that protect the public.”

AFDO has created a snapshot of American’s grasp of food safety and food safety inspections in an infographic. “America’s Food Safety IQ” focuses on opinions about home-based food businesses and is available here. 

The detailed data findings can be found here.