WHO Sounds Alarm: 1.6 Million Fall Sick Daily from Unsafe Food
(MENAFN) The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a stark warning Tuesday: unsafe food sickens 1.6 million people worldwide every single day, calling for intensified global measures anchored in science to guarantee food safety.
Speaking at a UN press briefing in Geneva ahead of World Food Safety Day on Saturday, Simone Moraes Raszl, a WHO scientist specializing in Nutrition and Food Safety, emphasized the shared global duty to tackle this crisis.
"Food safety is a global responsibility," she said.
Raszzl highlighted that "these illnesses are preventable, and the science to prevent them already exists. What we need is action -- coordinated, evidence-based, and inclusive action," she asserted.
She underscored that ensuring food safety demands commitment from all sectors: policymakers must prioritize science-driven regulations and robust data systems; food businesses should implement strict safety protocols and transparency; academia needs to push innovation and education; and consumers have to remain informed and handle food safely at home.
"Every one of us is a risk manager," Raszl warned. "Because if it's not safe, it's not food."
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