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Awareness survey on food safety and security |
In August 2022, the Sanitation Division, Prefectural Life Division, and Food and Agriculture Promotion Division jointly conducted a "Prefectural Government Internet Monitor Questionnaire" on food safety and security.
○ 83.8% of respondents answered that food safety is reliable, and it has been over 80% for six consecutive years since FY2017.
○ When purchasing food, 79.8% of respondents check the food labeling.
○ While 42.1% of respondents have already used nutrition labeling, 36.0% want to use it but do not know how to use it or how to view it.
○ In order to ensure food safety and security, prefectures are requested to “provide information on food safety,” “strengthen monitoring and guidance for food-related businesses,” and “promote local production for local consumption.” occupied.
1 Summary of results
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Main question items
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Main answer results
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| Confidence in the safety of food purchased within the prefecture |
・83.8% trustworthy, 1.7% untrustworthy ・Items that make you feel uneasy about food safety (upper items) Food additives, genetically modified foods, and food labeling Because I see news and reports of incidents and accidents such as food poisoning and misrepresentation of production area |
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when buying food Confirmation of food labeling |
・ Confirmed 79.8% ・ Checked items (upper item) Expiration date / Expiration date Name of place of origin (name of country of origin)/Name of place of origin for ingredients |
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against food labeling Degree of reliability |
・75.5% trustworthy, 5.2% untrustworthy ・Unreliable food (upper item) Processed food including frozen food, marine products・Unreliable content (upper item) Country of origin (country of origin) ・Place of origin of raw materials, name of raw materials |
| Utilization of Nutrition Facts Labeling |
・ Already using 42.1% ・ I want to use it, but I do not know how to use it or how to view it 36.0% |
| Display of restaurant menus, food packages, etc. |
・ 43.3% who felt suspicious, 56.6% who did not ・ Suspicious display (top item) origin, brand |
| Frequency of using organic food |
・1.4% almost every day, 15.6% once or twice a week, 32.8% once or twice a month, 50.2% |
| Requests to the prefecture to ensure food safety and security |
・What you want from the prefecture (top item) Provision of information on food safety 58.4% Strengthening monitoring and guidance for food-related businesses 55.2% Promotion of local production for local consumption 53.5% |
2 Use of survey results It will be used as basic materials to promote measures related to food safety and security, such as providing information on food safety and monitoring and guidance for food-related businesses.
A survey conducted on prefectural government internet monitors in order to understand the wishes of prefectural residents and reflect them in prefectural government.
7th (R4.8.9-8.22) 591 respondents (267 men, 321 women, 3 others; men and women in their teens to 80s in the prefecture)
For details of the survey results, access the "Prefectural Government Internet Monitor Survey" in the "Public Hearing and Public Relations Division" page.
Please access and see "Summary of Survey Results in 2022 and Reflection in Measures". http://www.pref.shizuoka.jp/kikaku/ki-120/e-monitor.html
■ Attachment
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Awareness survey results on “food safety and security”: |
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( 155KB ) |
| Offer date | December 27, 2022 |
| responsible person | Health and Welfare Department Environmental Hygiene Bureau Sanitation Division |
| contact address | Sanitation Division, Prefectural Life Division, Food and Agriculture Promotion Division TEL 054-221-2446･2189･2626 |