(July 2017)
In 2013, FSANZ commissioned Newspoll to
conduct a population survey of Australians and New Zealanders to understand
their awareness, attitudes and behaviours toward food fortification. Using
computer assisted telephone interviewing, the survey included a range of
question formats, including: single response; multiple response and open-ended.
In total there were 800 Australian and 802 New Zealand respondents.
The research was commissioned after the
gazettal of Proposals P295 – Consideration of Mandatory Fortification with Folic
Acid, P230 – Iodine Fortification, and P1003 – Mandatory Iodine Fortification
for Australia. The Ministerial Council agreed that the standards needed to be
monitored to assess the effectiveness of these public health interventions. The
survey was one part of FSANZ’s contribution to the monitoring work. Further
information on the monitoring work is available from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s
website.
Download the survey (PDF 1.5mb) | (Word 405kb)
Download the PowerPoint presentation (PPTX 6.4mb)
Read the qualitative research
More information
Monitoring of folic acid fortification
