Three in four French people say they are ready to eat less meat and fish

The window of a butcher in Paris in November 2020 (illustrative image).

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More than three in four French people say they are ready to reduce their consumption of meat and fish, according to an Ifop poll for “ 

” published this Friday, December 3.  

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Almost 76% of people questioned in an Ifop survey for

 say they are ready to reduce the share of animal proteins in their diet and to favor products " 

 " when they consume it, against 67% in 2017 , indicates this study.

More plant products consumed

The survey, published on the occasion of the Agriculture, Food and Health Conference organized by the regional daily on Thursday and Friday in Nantes, also notes that nearly half of the French (48%) have increased their consumption of plant products over the past two years.

A trend set to continue since 42% of respondents plan to consume more in the years to come.

Conversely, the proportion of the population consuming at least from time to time products labeled “organic” is slowing down, after having increased regularly for more than 20 years.

Almost 61% of French people bought “organic” products in 1998, 80% in 2011 and 87% in 2020, against 84% in 2021.

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This decline is partly explained, according to the study, by a drop in confidence in the “organic” label: while 70% of consumers gave it credit in 2008, they are only 52% in 2021. In addition, 91% of respondents believe that "organic" products are sold "

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