* A boost was included to ensure that there were robust numbers for key consumer groups including wheat / gluten intolerant or allergic, dairy intolerant or allergic, free-from buyers and parents with children with food intolerances / allergies.
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Barriers to free-from foods for food allergy or intolerance sufferers UK 2015
This statistic shows the results of a survey in which respondents with a food allergy or intolerance were asked why they have never bought any free-from products in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015. A majority of ** percent of respondents simply avoid those foods they are allergic to, followed by ** percent who cook from scratch themselves.
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YouGov. (May 17, 2016). You said you have a food allergy or intolerance but have never bought any free-from products. Why is this?* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/664036/food-allergy-sufferers-and-free-from-foods-united-kingdom-uk/
YouGov. "You said you have a food allergy or intolerance but have never bought any free-from products. Why is this?* ." Chart. May 17, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/664036/food-allergy-sufferers-and-free-from-foods-united-kingdom-uk/
YouGov. (2016). You said you have a food allergy or intolerance but have never bought any free-from products. Why is this?* . ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/664036/food-allergy-sufferers-and-free-from-foods-united-kingdom-uk/
YouGov. "You Said You Have a Food Allergy or Intolerance but Have Never Bought Any Free-from Products. Why Is This?* ." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 17 May 2016, /statistics/664036/food-allergy-sufferers-and-free-from-foods-united-kingdom-uk/
YouGov, You said you have a food allergy or intolerance but have never bought any free-from products. Why is this?* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/664036/food-allergy-sufferers-and-free-from-foods-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
You said you have a food allergy or intolerance but have never bought any free-from products. Why is this?* [Graph], YouGov, May 17, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/664036/food-allergy-sufferers-and-free-from-foods-united-kingdom-uk/
