an alarm study on the explosion of food insecurity

While inflation exceeds 10% on certain food products, 16% of French people say they do not have enough to eat, in a study conducted by Crédoc and published on Wednesday May 17. In less than six months, the proportion of those who deprive themselves of food has increased by 4 points. Food insecurity affected half as many people in 2016. Another lesson: when they are able to eat their fill, half of French people say they do not have access to all the food they want, and have to give up meat, fish or fruit and vegetables.

15% of working people say they do not have enough to eat

To adapt to rising prices, the French are turning to first-price products, often less good for health, and consuming fewer fresh products. “We find, in a fairly classic way, people with low incomes, who are unemployed, but also, many, young people, who have constrained budgets. And then we have new audiences, and in particular active people. 15% of working people, people who are employed, say they can’t eat enough to eat“, explains Sandra Haibian, general manager of Crédoc.