July , 2020, Volume : 1 Article : 13

Food Safety: A Rising Global Concern in Pandemic Times

Author : Radhika Sharma, Smruti Smita Mohapatra, H. Lalawnpuii, Manish K. Chatli

ABSTRACT

Consumption of unsafe food and water has become a growing threat to health and economy showing redundant effects on vulnerable population, especially women and children worldwide. Every year one out of ten person falls ill due to the consumption of contaminated food, while, four hundred and twenty thousand people die including one hundred twenty five thousand children under the age of five years. 3 million people die in developed and developing countries while 600 million people worldwide get affected from food and waterborne diseases annually.Keeping this in view, the United Nations has initiated multiple programmes to ensure “food safety” of the consumers.

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