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Quantifying national burdens of foodborne disease—Four imperatives for global impact

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  • Karen H Keddy
  • Sandra Hoffmann
  • Luria Leslie Founou
  • Teresa Estrada-Garcia
  • Tesfaye Gobena
  • Arie H Havelaar
  • Lea Sletting Jakobsen
  • Kunihiro Kubota
  • Charlee Law
  • Rob Lake
  • Yuki Minato
  • Fadi Nasr Radwan Al-Natour
  • Sara M Pires
  • Tety Rachmawati
  • Banchob Sripa
  • Paul Torgerson
  • Elaine Scallan Walter

Abstract

Estimates of national burdens of the foodborne disease (FBD) inform country-level food safety policies, ranking infectious and non-infectious FBD hazards in terms of health and socioeconomic impact to mitigate FBD burdens. Using relevant publications on FBD burdens from scientific literature, this review contends that four major imperatives (health, economic, planetary boundaries, governance) argue for a sustainable programme to quantify national FBD burdens. FBD disproportionately affects children under five years of age, and low- and middle-income countries. The economic costs are significant and include medical care, child development, lost productivity and international trade losses. Climatic changes and environmental contamination cause socio-ecological disruptions, increasing risk factors for FBD. Good governance promotes food safety initiatives, addressing in part under-diagnosis and underreporting. Strengthening national policies on FBD surveillance and burden estimation can promote food safety policies and address the global and national imperatives for FBD control. Evidence-based educational and regulatory interventions for FBD can promote improvements in the health and socioeconomic circumstances of the most vulnerable.

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  • Karen H Keddy & Sandra Hoffmann & Luria Leslie Founou & Teresa Estrada-Garcia & Tesfaye Gobena & Arie H Havelaar & Lea Sletting Jakobsen & Kunihiro Kubota & Charlee Law & Rob Lake & Yuki Minato & Fadi, 2025. "Quantifying national burdens of foodborne disease—Four imperatives for global impact," PLOS Global Public Health, Public Library of Science, vol. 5(4), pages 1-23, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pgph00:0004309
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004309
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