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Biggest food safety concern U.S. 2018
In your opinion, what is the most important food safety issue today?*
by Jan Conway,
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Sep 6, 2019
The statistic depicts the results of a survey in which U.S. consumers were asked what, in their opinion, is the most important food safety issue today. According to the survey, 24 percent of respondents believe that food borne illness from bacteria is the most important current food safety concern.
In your opinion, what is the most important food safety issue today?*
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by Jan Conway,
last edited
Sep 6, 2019
The statistic depicts the results of a survey in which U.S. consumers were asked what, in their opinion, is the most important food safety issue today. According to the survey, 24 percent of respondents believe that food borne illness from bacteria is the most important current food safety concern.
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- May 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- March 12 to March 26, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 1,009 respondents
- Age group
- 18-80 years
- Special properties
- Results were weighted by age, education, gender, race/ethnicity, and region
- Method of interview
- Online survey
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- March 12 to March 26, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 1,009 respondents
- Age group
- 18-80 years
- Special properties
- Results were weighted by age, education, gender, race/ethnicity, and region
- Method of interview
- Online survey
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Statistics on "Foodborne illness in the U.S."
- Overview
The most important statistics
- In your opinion, what is the most important food safety issue today?*Biggest food safety concern U.S. 2018
- Percentage of U.S. adults that had heard of select pathogens as a food-related problem as of 2016U.S. adults that had heard of select food-borne pathogens as of 2016
- Percentage of U.S. adults that believed some people have a higher risk of being affected by food poisoning as of 2016U.S. adults perception of food poisoning risk among all people as of 2016
- Percentage of U.S. adults that believed food poisoning is common due to the ways in which food is prepared at home as of 2016U.S. adult's perceived prevalence of food poisoning due to home cooking methods 2016
- Percentage of U.S. parents that took select measures within their homes to reduce foodborne illnesses as of 2017Food safety behaviors among U.S. parents as of 2017
- Percentage of U.S. adults that believed food poisoning is more common due to restaurant prepared food compared to food prepared at home as of 2016Opinions on food poisoning in the U.S. due to restaurants or home cooking as of 2016
- Cost of a single foodborne illness outbreak to a restaurant in the U.S. as of 2018, by establishment type (in U.S. dollars)Cost of foodborne illness to restaurants in the U.S. 2018, by establishment type
- Leading causes of food recalls in the United States in 2017Leading causes food recalls in the U.S. in 2017
- Outbreaks
The most important statistics
- Number of foodborne disease outbreaks in the United States from 1998 to 2017Foodborne disease outbreaks per year in the U.S. 1998-2017
- Number of foodborne disease outbreaks per month in the United States in the period 1998-2017Foodborne disease outbreaks per month in the U.S. 1998-2017
- Number of foodborne disease outbreaks in the U.S. in 2016, by stateNumber of U.S. foodborne disease outbreaks in 2016, by state
- Illnesses
The most important statistics
- Number of foodborne illness cases in the U.S. in 2016, by etiologyNumber of U.S. foodborne illness cases in 2016, by etiology
- Number of illnesses and deaths from recent E. coli outbreaks in the U.S. from 1993 to 2015Recent E.coli outbreak illnesses and deaths U.S. 1993-2015
- Number of hospitalizations due to foodborne illness in the U.S. in 2016, by etiologyNumber of U.S. foodborne illness hospitalizations in 2016, by etiology
- Number of cryptosporidiosis cases in the U.S. between 2009 and 2017, by mode of transmissionCryptosporidiosis cases in the U.S. from 2009 to 2017, by mode of transmission
- Cryptosporidiosis hospitalisations in the U.S. between 2009 and 2017, by mode of transmissionCryptosporidiosis hospitalisations in the U.S., by mode of transmission
- Salmonella
The most important statistics
- Number of illnesses and deaths from recent Salmonella outbreaks in the U.S. from 2009 to 2015Recent Salmonella outbreak illnesses and deaths U.S. 2009-2015
- Number of new cases of salmonellosis in the U.S. from 1960 to 2016*New cases of salmonellosis in the U.S. 1960-2016
- New cases of salmonellosis per 100,000 population in the U.S. from 1960 to 2016*New cases of salmonellosis in the U.S. 1960-2016
- Salmonella rate in the United States as of 2018, by state (new cases per 100,000 population)Rate of Salmonella among U.S. adults by state 2018
- Number of Salmonella cases in the U.S. attributed to select locations where food was prepared in 2016Number of U.S. Salmonella cases attributed to certain locations in 2016
- Illness sources
The most important statistics
- Distribution of foodborne illness cases in the U.S. in 2016, by food categoryShare of U.S. foodborne illness cases in 2016, by food category
- Number of foodborne illness cases in the U.S. in 2016, by food categoryNumber of U.S. foodborne illness cases in 2016, by food category
- Distribution of retail establishments that experienced foodborne illness outbreaks in the U.S. from 2014 to 2016, by ownershipDistribution of restaurants with foodborne illness outbreaks 2014-2016, by ownership
- Distribution of foodborne illness cases in the U.S. attributed to select locations where food was prepared in 2016Percentage of U.S. foodborne illness cases attributed to certain locations in 2016
- Number of foodborne illness cases in the U.S. attributed to select locations where food was prepared in 2016Number of U.S. foodborne illness cases attributed to certain locations in 2016
- Number of norovirus cases in the U.S. attributed to select locations where food was prepared in 2016Number of U.S. norovirus cases attributed to certain locations in 2016
- Distribution of retail establishments that experienced foodborne illness outbreaks in the U.S. from 2014 to 2016, by menuDistribution of restaurants with foodborne illness outbreaks from 2014-2016, by menu
- Percentage of U.S. parents that said their child was sick after eating contaminated food from select locations as of 2017Locations of food poisonings of U.S. children according to parents as of 2017
- Causes
The most important statistics
- Number of U.S. foodborne illness outbreaks attributable to select factors from 2014 to 2016Factors associated with foodborne illnesses in the U.S. from 2014-2016
- Number of U.S. foodborne illnesses outbreaks attributable to select contamination factors from 2014 to 2016Contamination factors associated with foodborne illnesses in the U.S. from 2014-2016
- Number of U.S. foodborne illness outbreaks attributable to select factors that allowed for the survival of foodborne illness agents after cooking from 2014 to 2016Cooking mistakes that caused foodborne illnesses in the U.S. from 2014-2016
- Number of U.S. foodborne illness outbreaks attributed to select factors that caused the proliferation of microbes from 2014 to 2016Microbial growth factors that caused foodborne illnesses in the U.S. from 2014-2016
- Percentage of retail establishments that experienced foodborne illness outbreaks in the U.S. and had select policies from 2014 to 2016Worker policies of restaurants that had foodborne outbreaks in the U.S. in 2014-2016
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Statistics on "Foodborne illness in the U.S."
- In your opinion, what is the most important food safety issue today?*
- Percentage of U.S. adults that had heard of select pathogens as a food-related problem as of 2016
- Percentage of U.S. adults that believed some people have a higher risk of being affected by food poisoning as of 2016
- Percentage of U.S. adults that believed food poisoning is common due to the ways in which food is prepared at home as of 2016
- Percentage of U.S. parents that took select measures within their homes to reduce foodborne illnesses as of 2017
- Percentage of U.S. adults that believed food poisoning is more common due to restaurant prepared food compared to food prepared at home as of 2016
- Cost of a single foodborne illness outbreak to a restaurant in the U.S. as of 2018, by establishment type (in U.S. dollars)
- Leading causes of food recalls in the United States in 2017
- Number of foodborne disease outbreaks in the United States from 1998 to 2017
- Number of foodborne disease outbreaks per month in the United States in the period 1998-2017
- Number of foodborne disease outbreaks in the U.S. in 2016, by state
- Number of foodborne illness cases in the U.S. in 2016, by etiology
- Number of illnesses and deaths from recent E. coli outbreaks in the U.S. from 1993 to 2015
- Number of hospitalizations due to foodborne illness in the U.S. in 2016, by etiology
- Number of cryptosporidiosis cases in the U.S. between 2009 and 2017, by mode of transmission
- Cryptosporidiosis hospitalisations in the U.S. between 2009 and 2017, by mode of transmission
- Number of illnesses and deaths from recent Salmonella outbreaks in the U.S. from 2009 to 2015
- Number of new cases of salmonellosis in the U.S. from 1960 to 2016*
- New cases of salmonellosis per 100,000 population in the U.S. from 1960 to 2016*
- Salmonella rate in the United States as of 2018, by state (new cases per 100,000 population)
- Number of Salmonella cases in the U.S. attributed to select locations where food was prepared in 2016
- Distribution of foodborne illness cases in the U.S. in 2016, by food category
- Number of foodborne illness cases in the U.S. in 2016, by food category
- Distribution of retail establishments that experienced foodborne illness outbreaks in the U.S. from 2014 to 2016, by ownership
- Distribution of foodborne illness cases in the U.S. attributed to select locations where food was prepared in 2016
- Number of foodborne illness cases in the U.S. attributed to select locations where food was prepared in 2016
- Number of norovirus cases in the U.S. attributed to select locations where food was prepared in 2016
- Distribution of retail establishments that experienced foodborne illness outbreaks in the U.S. from 2014 to 2016, by menu
- Percentage of U.S. parents that said their child was sick after eating contaminated food from select locations as of 2017
- Number of U.S. foodborne illness outbreaks attributable to select factors from 2014 to 2016
- Number of U.S. foodborne illnesses outbreaks attributable to select contamination factors from 2014 to 2016
- Number of U.S. foodborne illness outbreaks attributable to select factors that allowed for the survival of foodborne illness agents after cooking from 2014 to 2016
- Number of U.S. foodborne illness outbreaks attributed to select factors that caused the proliferation of microbes from 2014 to 2016
- Percentage of retail establishments that experienced foodborne illness outbreaks in the U.S. and had select policies from 2014 to 2016
- In the past year, has concern about any of the following impacted what foods or brands of food you purchase?*
- Respondents' levels of concern about the safety of food produced in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014*
- Levels of concern on food safety among Chinese consumers in 2014, by food safety issue
- Respondents' levels of concern about the safety of UK-produced meat in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014*
- Over the past year, how much thought have you given to the safety of your foods and beverages?
- In general, do you think that imported foods are...?
- How concerned are you, if at all, with the safety of the food that you eat?
- Attitudes towards food and farming from consumers in Canada as of March 2016
- Respondents' levels of concern about the safety of food imported to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014*
- Consumer trust levels in the safety and quality of convenience store prepared food products in the United States as of 2018
- Perceived health risks of U.S. Millennials in 2015, by type*
- Perceived health risks of U.S. consumers in 2015, by type
- Have you ever felt that it is difficult to buy food products that you rely on?
- Consumers' opinions on the health benefits of food in the United States in 2011 and 2013
- Product safety attributes according to consumers in the United States in 2015
- How concerned are you that you or your loved ones may be directly affected by a major event or crisis?
- Number of follow-up food safety notifications in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2016
- Respondents' levels of concern about the safety of meat imported from outside the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014*
- Food and feed safety alerts (RASFF) reported in Italy in 2017, by type
- Most concerning global insecurities in Italy in 2017, by category
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