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1. • • 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.
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   Why is food contamination a serious public health problem?

   • Katepogu Kamala, Venkobarao Pavan Kumar, in Microbial Contamination and Food Degradation, 2018 Food contamination is a severe public health problem around the world, resulting in food-borne diseases that affect human beings every year. In this chapter we concentrate on food contamination by microorganisms, chemicals, and physiological factors.

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   What happens if a food is contaminated?

   • Contamination can occur at any food processing step and can change the nutritional values and physical properties of the food, including form, texture, odor, and stability (Umesha & Manukumar, 2018; Rohde et al., 2017; Gao et al., 2022).

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   What is food contamination?

   • Meanwhile, the physical contamination of food occurs at any stage of manufacture until the involvement of foreign materials (glass, metal components, hair, insects, and plastics) in food which generally can cause health hazards to the customer, where the contaminants may be introduced to foods due to negligence of food manufacturers or equipment.

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   Are biological contaminants harmful to food?

   • Although physical and cross-contamination of food rarely cause major safety issues, biological contaminants can easily contaminate food at any stage from production to consumption, and many chemical contaminants remain stable and even become toxic through processing by inappropriate handling.

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   How many diseases are caused by eating contaminated food?

   • Over 200 diseases are caused by eating food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances such as heavy metals. This growing public health problem causes considerable socioeconomic impact though strains on health-care systems lost productivity, and harming tourism and trade.

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   Oct 4, 2024 · Overview. 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.

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   Nov 14, 2023 · Food contamination is a severe public health problem around the world, resulting in food-borne diseases that affect human beings every year. In this chapter we concentrate on food contamination by microorganisms, chemicals, and physiological factors.

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   Jul 29, 2024 · Over 200 diseases are caused by eating food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances such as heavy metals. This growing public health problem causes considerable socioeconomic impact though strains on health-care systems lost productivity, and harming tourism and trade.

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   May 16, 2023 · Unsafe foods, according to the (WHO), contribute to poor health, including impaired growth and development, micro-nutrient deficiencies, noncommunicable and infectious diseases, and mental...

8. www.who.int › health-topics › food-safetyAssessing microbiological risks in food

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   Jun 7, 2024 · The contamination of food by microbial agents is a worldwide public health concern. Most countries have documented significant increases in the incidence of diseases caused by microorganisms in food over the past few decades.

9. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › articles › PMC6885314Public health risks related to food safety issues in the food ...

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   This review identified that microbial contamination, chemical contamination, adulteration, misuse of food additives, mislabeling, genetically modified foods, and outdated foods are common public health risks related with food safety issues in the food market.

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    Food-borne illness (also known as "food poisoning") happens when a person gets sick from eating food that has been contaminated with a harmful micro-organism. These micro-organisms can be bacteria, parasites or viruses. Every year, more than 4 million Canadians get food poisoning.