The Food Standard's Agency (FSA) is carrying out a project to better understand consumers' behaviour towards food issues.

A new examination into the reaction of UK consumers' attitudes and behaviours to food issues is being undertaken by the FSA with the aim of better understanding how these views change between population groups and over time.

According to Food Navigator, an initial budget of £30,000 will be put towards the project, with findings used to aid the development of the Food For You survey, set up this year and involving some 3,000 people from across the country.

The project, which will begin in October this year and will be completed by April 2011, will provide secondary analysis and advice to explore available data.

"This project will advance the FSA's understanding of people's attitudes and behaviours in relation to food safety and food related issues," the agency said in a statement.