Costs (67%) and food safety (61%) are the main factors that affect the consumer food market in Greece, while in Europe, costs (60%) and taste (51%) play a leading role. These findings come from the special Eurobarometer of 2025 for food safety in the EU, released by EFET.

Based on interviews, conducted by 26,370 people throughout the EU, between March 26 to April 22, 2025, research presents a picture of how Europeans choose food, their degree of awareness and interest in food safety, their food safety, their sources of food.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is conducting research every 3 years and the results relate to the average between the 27 EU Member States. In many of these issues, there are significant differences between countries and between socio-journal (eg age groups, level of education, household income).

According to findings, the percentage of European citizens who say they are aware of the operation of the EU Food System has increased by 6 percentage residences from 2022. An increasing number of Europeans has heard about specific food safety issues, with the best known of them (71%) and 67%. Remarkable increases were observed in the awareness of animal diseases (65%, an increase of 5 percentage points), food microplastics (63%, an increase of 8 percentage points) and food stations (62%, an increase of 5 percentage points).

EFSA Executive Director Nikolaus Kriz said: “New data on citizens’ awareness of EU food safety are extremely encouraging for EFSA and many of our partners throughout Europe”, while Barbara Gallani, Head of Communication and Communications, They have confidence in their food safety. “

The results of the Eurobarometer are accompanied by separate reports for each of the 27 Member States.

Following are key conclusions from the answers of Greek respondents:

-The cost of food is employed by Greeks to a large extent (67%) making it the main factor that affects the decisions to buy food, followed by food safety (61%) and taste (57%). In the Eurobarometer of 2022, the third key factor was the nutrient content, signaling a displacement. In general, however, both the content (44%) in nutrients and the origin (41%) still play an important role.

– Greek consumers are interested in food safety overwhelming (98%), compared to the average of European consumers (72%).

– Food safety issues for which they have heard about and are more concerned with are the residues of pesticides in foods (62%) the additives to food or drinks (54%), food poisoning, drinks infected with bacteria, viruses and parasites (43%) and 43%(43%).

– Nearly 1 in 2 (49%) are equally interested in healthy eating and food risks.

– The main source of information on Greek consumers about the dangers of food is television, 62%, followed by discussions with relatives, friends, neighbors or colleagues (60%), the Internet (53%) and social media and other blogs (50%).

– Nearly 9 out of 10 respondents trust doctors (89%) and academics or scientists of public bodies (87%) for information on food risks.

According to the announcement, the results of the research show the importance of food safety and the EFET key role in these issues, which, on the basis of its responsibilities, implements an important audit project in the food chain and provides valid and timely information to the consumer.