1.6 Million People Worldwide Fall Ill Due to Eating Contaminated Food: WHO
World Food Safety Day, observed every year on June 7, serves as a crucial reminder of the profound consequences of consuming unsafe food. In her stark address, Saima Wazed, the WHO Regional Director, highlighted a startling statistic: approximately 1.6 million people globally fall ill daily due to contaminated food. This alarming figure underscores the urgency of addressing food safety to protect public health. A particularly troubling aspect of this crisis is its disproportionate impact on children. Wazed noted that a substantial 40 percent of those affected by unsafe food are children under the age of five. These young lives, already vulnerable to malnutrition and higher mortality rates, are further endangered by foodborne illnesses. This statistic underscores the imperative of ensuring food quality, especially for the most vulnerable populations. World Food Safety Day, established in 2018 by the UN General Assembly, serves as an annual beacon, highlighti...
