11.07.2006

About 48 per cent of those who reduced their consumption, or nine per cent of those surveyed, said they were aware of a potential risk.
As they were unable to measure it, they preferred to adopt a cautious attitude, the survey found.
About 15 per cent of this group, or three per cent of all EU25 citizens, were convinced that the risk of eating poultry meat was real.
The Eurobarometer survey on avian influenza is published at ec.europa.eu