Food and You 2 Survey: Scotland (Wave 8) Key Findings
This report presents the key findings from the Food and You 2 Wave 8 survey carried out in Scotland. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has been running the survey in England, Wales and Northern Ireland since 2020. In Wave 8, Food Standards Scotland (FSS) collaborated with the FSA to enable, for the first time, a sample of consumers in Scotland to be included in the survey. Food and You 2 measures consumers’ self-reported knowledge, attitudes and behaviours related to food safety and other food issues amongst adults across the UK.
Food and You 2 Survey: Scotland (Wave 8) Key Findings (February 2025)
Interests, needs and concerns around food: the public's view in Scotland
This report presents key findings from a comprehensive review of public interests in food carried out in Scotland.
The research covers the key food interests the public would like to see represented and protected on their behalf - particularly in relation to food hygiene and safety, and diet and nutrition, but also more widely.
The majority of the findings emerging from Scotland are broadly similar to those across the rest of the UK.
Interests, needs and concerns around food: the public’s view in Scotland (June 2023)
New breeding technologies (NBTs) consumer research
This research examines consumer awareness and attitudes to new breeding technologies (NBTs) in foods. We commissioned JRS to carry out qualitative research with consumers in Scotland.
The research objectives were to explore:
- consumers’ views and attitudes to different terminology
- perceived risks and benefits
- the level of regulation that consumers want
This research aims to build on previous joint survey research carried out by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and FSS which examines consumer attitudes to precision breeding. It does this by providing further in-depth insights from qualitative research with consumers in Scotland.
New breeding technologies (NBTs) consumer research (October 2023)
Survey of public attitudes towards precision breeding | Food Standards Agency (October 2022)
