In a nationally representative study from Ireland (796 respondents), only 39% of people regularly referred to the food label of a product, and of these, only half referred to the best before/use by dates on a food label.2 Other studies in the EU have reported similar findings.3-5 It should be borne in mind though that food can be contaminated with food poisoning bacteria such as Listeria and Salmonella without an odour or a change in product appearance.
En un estudio realizado en Irlanda con 796 personas, solo el 39% de ellas se remitía a las etiquetas alimentarias, y de ellas, solo la mitad consultaba las fechas de caducidad o de consumo preferente2.