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This year’s Food & Health Survey marks the 20th consecutive year that the International Food Information Council (IFIC) has surveyed American consumers to understand perceptions, beliefs, and behaviors surrounding food and food-purchasing decisions. In addition to exploring new perspectives, the 2025 […]
July 28, 2025
This report from the International Food Information Council (IFIC) contains results from two separate consumer surveys—the 2025 IFIC Food & Health Survey and the July 2025 IFIC Spotlight Survey. Each survey’s methodology is briefly described below: July 2025 IFIC Spotlight Survey IFIC commissioned this online survey […]
July 9, 2025
The International Food Information Council (IFIC) commissioned an online survey among U.S. consumers to measure interpretation, action, confidence, and preference related to food date labeling. One thousand adults ages 18 years and older completed the online survey from January 18-22, 2025, […]
June 1, 2025
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a significant public health burden in the U.S. today. As the incidence is predicted to increase, advancing our understanding of food-based recommendations that reduce the risk of T2D is critical to improve public health. Over […]
May 28, 2025
The International Food Information Council (IFIC) commissioned an online survey among U.S. consumers to measure knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about sweetness in their diets. One thousand adults ages 18 years and older completed the online survey from February 14-19, 2025, […]
May 7, 2025
The International Food Information Council (IFIC) commissioned an online survey among U.S. consumers to measure knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about food allergens, intolerances, and sensitivities. One thousand adults ages 18 years and older completed the online survey from January 18-22, […]
April 11, 2025
The International Food Information Council (IFIC) commissioned an online survey among U.S. consumers to measure knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about healthy eating. One thousand adults ages 18 years and older completed the online survey from December 5-10, 2024, and respondents […]
March 5, 2025
Personalized nutrition (PN) delivers tailored dietary guidance by integrating health, lifestyle, and behavioral data to improve individual health outcomes. Recent technological advances have enhanced access to diverse data sources, yet challenges remain in collecting, integrating, and analyzing complex datasets. To […]
February 5, 2025
The International Food Information Council (IFIC) commissioned an online survey among U.S. consumers to measure knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about seed oils. One thousand adults ages 18 years and older completed the online survey from November 15-19, 2024, and respondents […]
February 4, 2025
The National Academies Food Forum hosted a public workshop in September 2024 to explore science-informed hazard- and risk-based approaches to safeguarding both the domestic and global food systems. Speakers considered nutritional, economic, and equity implications in food safety decision-making, as […]
January 14, 2025
The International Food Information Council (IFIC) commissioned an online survey among U.S. consumers to measure knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about prescription drugs for weight loss. One thousand adults ages 18 years and older completed the online survey from October 11-17, 2024, […]
January 8, 2025
The International Food Information Council (IFIC) commissioned an online survey among U.S. consumers to gauge perceptions, preferences, and recent consumption patterns of sweeteners in foods and beverages. One thousand adults ages 18 years and older completed the online survey from […]
November 4, 2024
The International Food Information Council (IFIC) commissioned an online survey among U.S. consumers to measure knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about trust in science about food, nutrition, and diet. One thousand adults ages 18 years and older completed the online survey […]
October 1, 2024
The International Food Information Council (IFIC) commissioned an online survey among U.S. consumers to measure knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about the safety of food ingredients. One thousand adults ages 18 years and older completed the online survey from June 6-10, […]
September 19, 2024
This study was conducted to explore the contrast between hazard-based and risk-based assessments of food safety through a case study of the food ingredient titanium dioxide. Based on a hazard-based assessment, titanium dioxide has been banned by the European Food […]
September 1, 2024
The International Food Information Council (IFIC) commissioned an online survey among U.S. consumers to measure knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about snacking. One thousand adults ages 18 years and older completed the online survey from May 9-13, 2024, and respondents were […]
August 15, 2024
Wijayatunga NN, Chang Y, Brown AW, Webster AD, Sollid K, Ahn JJ, Bailey D. Perceptions and preferences for environmentally sustainable food and associated factors: A cross-sectional analysis of a nationally representative survey of United States consumers. Am J Clin Nutr. […]
July 30, 2024
Download the survey here The International Food Information Council (IFIC) commissioned an online survey among U.S. consumers to measure knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about sodium consumption. One thousand adults ages 18 years and older completed the online survey from March […]
July 18, 2024
The 2024 Food and Health Survey marks the 19th time the International Food Information Council (IFIC) has surveyed Americans to understand their perceptions, beliefs, and behaviors surrounding food and food-purchasing decisions. This year’s survey continues an examination of issues related to […]
June 20, 2024
Download The IFIC FOP Nutrition Labeling Consumer Study Report Download The IFIC FOP Nutrition Labeling Consumer Study Questionnaire The use of Front-Of-Package (FOP) nutrition labeling schemes has increased dramatically around the world since 2004 when the World Health Organization (WHO) […]
May 24, 2024
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