Chlorinated chicken and GM foods are of greatest concern to consumers in Scotland

Chlorinated chicken and GM foods are of greatest concern to consumers in Scotland

New consumer research from Food Standards Scotland finds “Sale of chlorinated chicken and GM foods are of the greatest concern” to consumers post-Brexit. Only one in 10 would be likely to buy GMO foods even if they were cheaper – though that assumes they would still be labelled.
The percentage of people who were "very concerned" about GM foods and chlorinated chicken was 57%, with 23% being "quite concerned".
This is the second wave of research in 2020 on the perceived effects of Brexit on food. The online survey was sent to people living in Scotland. A total of 1002 completed responses were received.
Key findings:
* There would appear to be strong opposition to lower standards of food.
* Chlorinated chicken and GM foods are of the greatest concern, followed by lowering
animal welfare standards.
* Chlorinated chicken is least likely to be purchased, with 3 out of 4 saying they are
very unlikely to purchase it.
* Compared with January, there appears to be a slight hardening of opinion with more
saying that they are concerned about potential lower standards, and also less likely
to purchase poorer quality foods.
* Consumers say that cheaper prices for inferior products will not tempt them: indeed
the opposite is true. Just 1 in 10 said they would be likely to buy GM foods if significantly cheaper; least likely to be purchased even if cheaper is chlorinated chicken.
* Half (56%) do not see any reason why they should stock up on any food items.
* Almost 4 out of 5 (78%) of those who would vote to leave see no reason to stock up
compared with 48% of those who would vote to remain.

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