The great majority of Americans are confident in the safety of the U.S. food supply, according to the International Food Information Council's 2012 Food & Health Survey.

The council reported that 78% of Americans said they are "somewhat confident" or "very confident" in the safety of the food and beverages that they consume, a number that is dramatically higher than the 50% who responded that way in the 2011 survey.

Although most Americans said they do think about food safety -- 85% said they think about this "a little" to "a lot" -- most said their risk to coming down with foodborne illness is low, with 57% saying their risk is extremely low.

The council reported that 61% of Americans believe imported food is less safe than food grown and produced in the U.S.; 77% of those consumers said they believe other countries conduct fewer inspections and have more lax regulations, 61% said food grown in other countries is produced in less sanitary situations and 60% said food from in other countries becomes contaminated during shipment to the U.S.