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Barb Kowalcyk will discuss Ethiopia Experience in Ranking and Prioritizing Food Safety Risks on June 11 during a webinar to mark World Food Safety Day. The webinar, which starts at 7 a.m. Eastern Time, features speakers from around the world, presenting on the common theme of Building Africa’s food safety future: From Evidence to Action. Register to attend via Zoom..
1 in 10
people in the world fall ill after eating contaminated food and 420,000 die every year.
40%
of the foodborne disease burden is carried by children under 5 years of age, with 125,000 deaths every year.
3.1
billion
or 42% of the world's population, are unable to afford a healthy diet
Commentary
“Ceasing coordination and cooperation globally could substantially affect food safety and nutrition security. Without the collaboration in place to alert or be alerted about foodborne disease outbreaks, our food system could be significantly weakened, and the number of people who get sick could substantially increase.”
Barb Kowalcyk | IFSAN Director,
about the U.S. leaving the World Health Organization.
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