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- Access to safe and nutritious food is a basic human right which many do not enjoy, partly because of food contamination. This is defined as the presence of harmful chemicals and microorganisms in food that can cause illness.
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to food is a human right recognized under international law that provides entitlements to individuals to access to adequate food and to the resources that are necessary for the sustainable enjoy-
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The right to food defined. For the Special Rapporteur, the right to food is the right to have regular, permanent and unrestricted access—either directly or by means of financial purchases— to quantitatively and qualitatively adequate and sufficient food corresponding to the cultural traditions of the people to which the consumer belongs ...
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Food safety, nutrition and food security are inextricably linked.An estimated 600 million – almost 1 in 10 people in the world – fall ill after eating contaminated food and 420 000 die every year.US$ 110 billion is lost each year in productivity and medical expenses resulting from unsafe food in low- and middle-income countries.Children under 5 years of age carry 40% of the foodborne disease burden, with 125 000 deaths every year.Access to sufficient amounts of safe and nutritious food is key to sustaining life and promoting good health. Unsafe food containing harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances causes more than 200 diseases, ranging from diarrhoea to cancers. It also creates a vicious cycle of disease and malnutrition, particularly affecting infants...
Foodborne illnesses are usually infectious or toxic in nature and caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances entering the body through contaminated food. Chemical contamination can lead to acute poisoning or long-term diseases, such as cancer. Many foodborne diseases may lead to long-lasting disability and death. Some examples of...
The burden of foodborne diseases on public health and economies has often been underestimated due to underreporting and difficulty in establishing causal relationships between food contamination and resulting illness or death.
May 16, 2023 · Access to safe and nutritious food is a basic human right which many do not enjoy, partly because of food contamination. This is defined as the presence of harmful chemicals and microorganisms...
Oct 22, 2024 · Too often, food is treated, not as a human right, but as a commodity for speculation or profit, and a weapon of war. Peasants and workers in rural areas are often among the poorest and the hungriest, despite being responsible for the bulk of food production themselves.
The right to food was first recognised as a fundamental human right in 1948. Since then, Canada and many other OECD nations have signed several national and international agreements promoting the right to food (for more on the international history, see Rideout et al., 2007).
Directly impacting health and overall well-being, access to nutritious foods is a human right. The variety, availability, and quality of food accessible to individuals are significantly influenced by geographical location, socioeconomic status, and a complex web of policies that govern food production, distribution, and retail environments.
