India, Oct. 12 -- Americans' confidence that food sold at most grocery stores is safe to eat, has fallen to its lowest level, Gallup has found in its latest survey, with only 65 percent now very or somewhat confident. That is down from 73 percent last year and 72 percent in 2024, and well below the 81 percent recorded in 2019.
Americans' confidence in grocery food safety and in the federal government's ability to ensure the safety of the food supply are both at new lows, after a major cyclospora outbreak in the country sickened more than 12,000 people across 21 states.
The overall 16-percentage-point decline in confidence since 2019 reflects decreases in both the "very confident" group, from 31 percent to 23 percent, and the "somewhat con...