Download the full report. Food safety is an issue that never seems too far from our minds—whether it’s hearing about a new food recall, trying to keep our kitchens and food prep spaces clean, or learning how to shop and […]
September 2, 2020
Download the full report. Highlights Over the past few years, it might seem like we’ve come a long way in our perceptions of dietary fat. Avocadoes, omega-3-rich fish and nuts and seeds are welcomed parts of a balanced diet, and […]
July 6, 2020
What Nutrition Facts Information Do People Use to Decide Which Product is Healthier? Download the full report. Highlights In our first consumer survey on plant alternatives to meat, we explored people’s experiences with meatless protein products made from plants. We […]
May 28, 2020
Download the full report. Consumer Survey: A Second Look at COVID-19’s Impact on Food Purchasing, Eating Behaviors and Perceptions of Food Safety In the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic has been entrenched in our daily lives for over two months. […]
May 20, 2020
Download the full report. When many of us hear the term climate change, we think about changes in the weather and how human activity impacts our environment. Many consumers, as uncovered in IFIC’s previous research, also think about the environment […]
April 22, 2020
Download the full report. It’s been just over one month since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19, also known as the novel coronavirus, a global pandemic. And we continue to feel its impact in nearly every aspect of our lives. […]
April 14, 2020
Download the full report. Survey Highlights You could say we’re intrigued by people’s attitudes, habits and perceptions about food here at IFIC. And while the start of a new year is often thought of as a fresh opportunity for change, […]
February 19, 2020
Download the full report. Survey Highlights Every so often a new food trend captures our attention, only to fade once the novelty wears off. Other times, food trends have more staying power. The original veggie burger dates back decades, but […]
January 30, 2020
Consumers Strongly Believe Both Animal- and Plant-Based Diets Can Be Sustainable; Leftovers, Fresh Produce Are Wasted Far More Often Than Meat, Dairy Products IFIC Foundation Releases Surveys on Environmental Sustainability and Food Waste at “Future of Food Summit” in New […]
September 17, 2019
Cultivating Diets That Are Both Healthy and Environmentally Sustainable Download the full report. As found in IFIC’s 2019 Food and Health Survey, environmental sustainability has become increasingly associated with the foods that we eat as well as our food purchases. […]
September 17, 2019
Food Waste: Does Location Make a Difference? Two in five people say they never think about food waste while eating out. Download the full report. Food waste is a pressing public health issue. The United Nations estimates about a third […]
September 17, 2019
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft guidance regarding the use of an alternate name for potassium chloride in food labeling. The International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation has developed a response to FDA’s call for public […]
September 11, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 11, 2018 Download the Survey(PDF) Download the Survey (PPT) (Washington, D.C.) — As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers a proposal “to provide greater clarity on appropriate labeling of plant-based alternatives” to milk and dairy […]
October 11, 2018
Download the PDF FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 20, 2018 (Washington, D.C.)—Parents of children under 24 months old are quite confident that they are feeding them an age-appropriate and nutritious diet—admitting, in fact, that their children’s diets are more nutritious than […]
September 20, 2018
It was only a few years ago that online food shopping seemed be a relatively novel concept. Yet it is certainly gaining ground, with new research from the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation revealing that over one-third of the […]
March 5, 2018
Research has long shown that lower-income Americans face unique barriers to good health. The 2017 Food & Health Survey builds on this body of research while identifying new ways in which income affects nutrition knowledge, health priorities, perceived health status […]
September 21, 2017
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