Consumer confidence in the safety of foods and beverages sold in the U.S. has dropped over the past five years.
October 2/New York/Press Release -- Consumer confidence in the safety of foods and beverages sold in the U.S. has dropped over the past five years according to Multi-sponsor Surveys' "Study of Clean Food & Beverage Labels." In this survey conducted in May/June 2013 among a national sample of 2,100 adults, one in six express a "great deal" of confidence in food safety. By comparison, in 2008 approximately one in four adults expressed a "great deal" of confidence.
The safety of imported foods is now the most pressing concern, followed by concerns about: