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Social science

The FSA is committed to making sure that understanding of what people throughout the food chain think, feel and do informs our risk management and communication. Understanding the FSA’s impact on the world around us is also important, and the data gathered through our work helps us demonstrate our performance and to be accountable to the FSA Board and the UK public. We publish reports and data  from all our social science research.

Research reports

Food and You 2: wave 11 key findings

Food and You 2 is an annual official statistic survey commissioned by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). The survey measures consumers’ self-reported knowledge, attitudes and behaviours related to food safety and other food topics amongst adults in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Wave 11 data were collected between 19th May 2025 and 7th August 2025. A total of 5,898 adults (aged 16 years and over) from 4,215 households across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland completed the survey.

Food and You 2: Wave 10 Key Findings

Food and You 2 is a biannual official statistic survey commissioned by the Food Standards Agency. The survey measures consumers’ self-reported knowledge, attitudes and behaviours related to food safety and other food topics amongst adults in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Fieldwork for Food and You 2: Wave 10 was conducted between 9 October 2024 and 7 February 2025 . A total of 5,690 adults (aged 16 years or over) from 3,965 households across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland completed the survey.

Food and You 2: Wave 9 Key Findings

Food and You 2 is a biannual official statistic survey commissioned by the Food Standards Agency. The survey measures consumers’ self-reported knowledge, attitudes and behaviours related to food safety and other food topics amongst adults in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Fieldwork for Food and You 2: Wave 9 was conducted between 24 April 2024 and 1 July 2024 . A total of 5,526 adults (aged 16 years or over) from 3,908 households across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland completed the survey.

Food and You 2: Northern Ireland Wave 7-8 Key Findings

This report presents findings from respondents in Northern Ireland, in Waves 7 and 8 of the Food and You 2 survey, therefore reported findings refer to data collected in Northern Ireland unless otherwise specified. Where the same data were collected in both Waves 7 and 8, the findings from Wave 8 are reported.

Food and You 2: Wave 8 Key Findings

Food and You 2 is a biannual official statistic survey commissioned by the Food Standards Agency. The survey measures consumers’ self-reported knowledge, attitudes and behaviours related to food safety and other food topics amongst adults in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Fieldwork for Food and You 2: Wave 8 was conducted between 12 October 2023 and 8 January 2024. A total of 5,808 adults (aged 16 years or over) from 4,006 households across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland completed the survey.

Food and You 2: Technical Report

This technical report is for the Food and You 2 survey. This report outlines the questionnaire development, sampling, fieldwork and weighting approach.

Consumer Insights Tracker

Monthly research and consumer insight on behaviours and attitudes towards food affordability, consumer concerns in relation to food, and trust in the FSA as a regulator.

Food and You 2: 2020-2023 trends report

This is the first Food and You 2 trends report which provides an overview of key trends between Wave 1 (July 2020 to October 2020) and Wave 6 (October 2022 to January 2023).

Kitchen Life 2 Technical report

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) commissioned Kitchen Life 2 (KL2) to understand food safety practices in household and food business operator (FBO) kitchens.