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Our Food 2022: An annual review of food standards across the UK

Our Food 2022: Appendix 5 Food categories involved in reported incidents from 2019 to 2022

Food categories involved in reported incidents from 2019 to 2022.

Last updated: 8 November 2023
Last updated: 8 November 2023

2019

Combined incidents - product type Combined incidents - product type % of total incidents
Undefined 488 18.78
Meat and Meat products (other than poultry) 309 11.89
Fruits and Vegetables 272 10.47
N/A 202 7.78
Cereals and Bakery products 140 5.39
Dietic Foods/Food Supplements/Fortified Foods 139 5.35
Prepared Dishes and snacks 116 4.46
Milk and milk products 115 4.43
Confectionary 105 4.04
Nuts/nut products/seeds 89 3.43
Fish and fish products 83 3.19
Poultry meat and poultry meat products 83 3.19
Soups/broths/sauces and condiments 65 2.50
Herbs and spices 64 2.46
Other food product/mixed 50 1.92
Feed 49 1.89
Non-alcoholic beverages 40 1.54
Food Contact Materials 26 1.00
Fats and oils 23 0.89

Cocoa/Cocoa Preparations/Coffee/Tea

21 0.81
Pet food 20 0.77
Bivalve Molluscs and products thereof 17 0.65
Food additives and flavourings 15 0.58
Alcoholic beverages 14 0.54
Ices and desserts 11 0.42
Egg and egg products 10 0.38
Crustaceans and products thereof 9 0.35
Honey and Royal Jelly 8 0.31
Water 6 0.23
Wine 3 0.12
Animal-by products 2 0.08
Compound feeds 2 0.08
Cephalopods and products thereof 1 0.04
Gastropods 1 0.04
Novel Food 0 0.00
Total 2598 100.00

2020

Combined incidents - product type Combined incidents - product type % of total incidents
Egg and Egg products 12 0.53
Crustaceans and Products thereof 11 0.49
Ices and desserts 10 0.44
Animal-by-products 5 0.22
Honey and Royal Jelly 3 0.13
Compound feeds 2 0.09
Novel Food 2 0.09
Water 1 0.04
Cephalopods and products thereof 0 0.00
Gastropods 0 0.00
Wine 0 0.00
Total 2261 100.00

2021

Combined incidents - product type Combined incidents - product type % of total incidents
Meat and Meat products (other than poultry) 254 10.75
Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products 238 10.07
Dietic Foods/Food Supplements/Fortified foods 207 8.76
N/A 187 7.91
Cereals and bakery products 139 5.88
Fruits and vegetables 118 4.99
Prepared dishes and snacks 112 4.74
Confectionary 100 4.23
Fish and fish products 99 4.19
Milk and milk products 95 4.02
Other food product/mixed 88 3.72
Herbs and spices 82 3.47
Feed 80 3.39
Undefined 69 2.92
Nuts/but products/seeds 57 2.41
Food Contact Materials 52 2.20
Bivalve Molluscs and products thereof 48 2.03
Soups/broths/sauces and condiments 43 1.82

Pet food

41 1.74
Non-alcoholic beverages 34 1.44
Ices and desserts 30 1.27
Food additives and flavourings 29 1.23
Animal by-products 28 1.18
Crustaceans and products thereof 23 0.97
Egg and egg products 20 0.85
Honey and Royal Jelly 18 0.76
Alcoholic Beverages 14 0.59
Water 12 0.51
Fats and oils 10 0.42
Cephalopods and products thereof 4 0.17
Compound feeds 3 0.13
Gastropods 2 0.08
Novel Food 2 0.08
Wine 2 0.08
Total 2363 100.00

2022

Combined incidents - product type Combined incidents - product type % of total incidents
Meat and Meat products (other than poultry) 284 12.79
N/A 626 11.80
Dietic foods/food supplements/fortified foods 192 8.64
Cereals and Bakery products 189 8.51
Poultry meat and poultry meat products 151 6.80
Prepared Dishes and snacks 123 5.54
Confectionary 104 4.68
Fruits and vegetables 90 4.05
Other Food product/mixed 80 3.60
Milk and milk products 74 3.33
Herbs and spices 65 2.93
Fish and fish products 63 2.84
Feed 62 2.79
Nuts/nut products/seeds 61 2.75
Bivalve Molluscs and products thereof 59 2.66
Non-alcoholic beverages 56 2.52

Food additives and flavourings

36 1.62
Cocoa/Cocoa preparation/Coffee/Tea 30 1.35
Soups/Broths/Sauces and condiments 29 1.31
Crustaceans and products thereof 25 1.13
Ices and desserts 20 0.09
Alcoholic beverages 19 0.86
Egg and egg products 17 0.77
Pet Food 15 0.68
Honey and Royal Jelly 10 0.45
Fats and oils 9 0.41
Undefined 9 0.41
Cephalopods and products thereof 8 0.36
Water 7 0.32
Animal-by products 6 0.27
Compound feeds 5 0.23
Gastropods 0 0.00
Novel Food 0 0.00
Wine 1 0.05
Total 2221 100.00