Knowledge of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) amongst Food Handlers Knowledge of AMR amongst food handlers: Executive Summary

• a commitment was made in the 2019-2024 UK wide AMR National Action Plan (NAP) (Opens in a new window) to explore and track perceptions of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) bacteria in food, amongst food handlers • Opinium were commissioned by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to conduct quantitative research to understand awareness and knowledge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) amongst food handlers in the United Kingdom (UK) • a series of questions were run in a 5 minute online survey, broadly matching similar consumers surveys carried out in 2016, 2019 and 2021 • the sample comprised 500 UK workers who handle food, or touch surfaces likely to be in contact with food, who completed the survey between the 28th June and 8th July 2022.