Food and Beverage
Why are US consumers changing their grocery shopping habits?
MSC reveals that US consumers are altering their diets for environmental reasons, as climate change continues to affect people around the world.
Source – New food magazine
The findings revealed that 31 percent of global respondents who said they changed their diet in the past two years did so for a variety of environmental reasons. These reasons include to eat more sustainably sourced food (17 percent), to reduce climate change impact (11 percent), and to protect oceans (nine percent).
The report was conducted by independent insights consultancy GlobeScan for the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). It highlighted that California had the highest number of consumers reporting changing their diets for environmental reasons at 40 percent. The Pacific Northwesterners came a close second at 39 percent.
The five grand challenges to future food safety!
Download our new report, written by food safety expert Professor Chris Elliott, on the five top food safety challenges we are currently facing and will likely confront in the future.
The five grand challenges include:
1. Climate change
2. Foodborne viruses of animal origin
3. Antimicrobial resistance
4. The economic crisis
5. Unintended consequences of rushing the sustainability agenda.
Alongside highlighting his worries for the sector, he also provides a glimmer of hope, offering ways in which we might best protect ourselves from foodborne illness in the future.
“Today’s consumers are challenged by what may seem like competing priorities – shopping to decrease impact on the environment, purchasing healthy options and staying on budget,” said Nicole Condon, US Program Director for the MSC.
To aid consumers in their pursuit for sustainable food, the MSC has highlighted the benefits of- eating seafood. A recent Oceana report revealed that seafood harvesting produces less carbon than the production of meat. For this reason, seafood may be a good option for those who want to make a positive environmental impact even when shopping on a budget.
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