In 2020, 47 percent of respondents 65 years of age and older from the United Kingdom slightly agreed that they read ingredients on a pack of food before buying it compared to 27 percent of respondents between 18 and 24 years of age. A combined 64 percent of respondents 65 years of age and older agreed overall (combined numbers of respondents in the age group that strongly and slightly agree).
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Do you read the ingredients on the pack before buying it?* [Graph], dunnhumby Beyond, July 20, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135177/consumers-checking-food-product-labels-by-age-group-uk/