Feb 7, 2025 · Foodborne diseases are caused by contamination of food and occur at any stage of the food production, delivery and consumption chain. They can result from several forms of …

Oct 4, 2024 · Food safety fact sheet provides key facts and information on major foodborne illnesses, causes, evolving world and food safety and WHO response.

Around the world unsafe food is known to cause more than 200 acute and chronic diseases. In 2015, WHO published the first-ever estimates of global burden of foodborne diseases, which …

The new WHO Global Strategy for Food Safety 2022-2030, based on 5 strategic priorities, has a vision to ensure that all people, everywhere, consume safe and healthy food so as to reduce …

Dec 1, 2015 · Foodborne Disease Estimates Pathogenic agents in food, whether they are microbial (such as viruses, bacteria and parasites) or chemical (from toxins and heavy metals …

Dec 1, 2015 · The report presents the first global and regional estimates of the burden of foodborne diseases. The large disease burden from food highlights the importance of food …

The World Health Assembly Resolution WHA 73.5 mandates the preparation of a new report by 2025 on the global burden of foodborne diseases with up-to-date estimates of global …

Nov 26, 2019 · Foodborne diseases are a growing public health problem worldwide, particularly for infants, children, and the elderly. The foodborne diseases and causative agents in the …

Dec 23, 2019 · Foodborne diseases encompass a wide spectrum of illnesses and are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. They are illnesses associated with the ingestion of …

Here are ten reasons why foodborne disease surveillance and response are important: Prevent illness and death: Foodborne diseases are preventable and can be controlled through an …