February 26/Medical Verdicts & Law Weekly -- More than nine in ten U.S. consumers (93%) have recently read or heard reports of food safety issues and recalls, and almost a fourth of Americans said the recalls will change their long-term food buying behavior, according to a new study of U.S. consumer attitudes about food safety published by Burson-Marsteller and Penn Schoen & Berland Associates.
The study also found that while two-thirds (68%) of Americans believe the instances of food contamination have increased in the past five years, 87% continue to somewhat or strongly agree that the U.S. has one of the strongest food safety systems in the world.