FS302001 — Food and You Waves 6-7

Descriptions

Food and You is the FSA’s flagship consumer survey measuring self-reported attitudes, behaviour and knowledge regarding food safety and other food-related issues (e.g. food allergies and intolerances, food security, eating outside the home). The survey is issued to a random probability sample of approximately 3 000 adults (over 16) living in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and is currently administered via a face-to-face interview. The survey has been conducted biennially since 2008 and 5 waves of data are now available. since 2014 results have been published as an official statistic.The Food and You Survey is managed by one full-time senior social research officer, with oversight from a principal social research officer. The team regularly calls on the FSA’s independent advisory committee for social science for advice and guidance on the survey.