Dive Summary:

• Since the horsemeat scandal, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland found that 51% of people cut frozen burgers from their shopping, while 42% passed on buying processed foods and ready meals like lasagna and shepherd's pie.
• Despite these changes in consumer habits, around 66% of meat eaters surveyed said the scandal didn't concern them.
• The FSAI uncovered the horsemeat food fraud six months ago, and the ensuing pan-European adulterated beef scandal has resulted in around half of all survey respondents becoming more aware of food safety and contents.

From the article:

... "They are in effect putting their trust in the hands of manufacturers and retailers who have a legal obligation to ensure that all ingredients in their products are correctly labelled. A key lesson for food businesses is that they must have robust supplier controls in place at all times to ensure that they know who is supplying them and that all products and all ingredients are authentic." ...