The European Union is a major market for fishery and aquaculture products (FAPs). In nominal terms, the EU is the world’s largest market for such products. Expenditure per capita on FAPs is only a third of that in Japan, the world leader, but more than three times as much as in the United States...
According to the Methodological Guidelines of the study, Task 1 “Mapping and analysis of existing studies on consumer habits” is based upon the following works: - Review of studies compiled in the 2008 survey to check whether authors/institutions listed at that time have continued to produce ana...
This JRC Science for Policy report was produced in support of a Commission report on front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labelling. It provides a review of the scientific literature concerning FOP nutrition labelling and its effects on consumers, food business operators, and the single market. A major...
Tobacco consumption remains the largest avoidable health risk in the European Union, and is responsible for 700,000 deaths each year. Around 50% of smokers die prematurely, resulting in the loss of an average of 14 years of life. In addition, smokers are also more likely to suffer a range of ill...
Differences in composition of seemingly identical branded (food) products (DC-SIP) has been a source of growing concern in the EU in recent years. In 2013, the European Parliament drew attention to the fact that findings of various surveys show that "on a long-term basis consumers are concerned ...
This Flash Eurobarometer was carried out at the request of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs by the TNS Political & Social network in the 28 Member States of the European Union, and in Turkey, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Ma...
This study aims at tracking the evolution of the attitude of car drivers towards electro-mobility. The results of a new survey conducted in six European countries are shown. The purchase price continues to represent the major hurdle to widespread adoption of zero tailpipe emission cars....