Americans worried about contaminated food

These consumers have also stated that they have avoided foods they normally would have purchased because of safety warnings.

This is a result of a fear that has built up in consumers with the recent food safety problems with meat and produce.

Additionally, 29% have thrown out food earlier than usual, and 14% have returned food to the store where the produce was purchased.

Furthermore, the results of the poll showed that 39% of men were “very confident” the food they buy is safe, while only 23% of women said they felt that way.

The poll was conducted with 1,000 adults in July.