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Why food safety matters to Africa: Making the case for policy action

In: 2020 Annual trends and outlook report: Sustaining Africa's agrifood system transformation: The role of public policies

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  • Jaffee, Steve
  • Henson, Spencer
  • Grace, Delia
  • Ambrosio, Mateo
  • Berthe, Franck

Abstract

Food safety is vital for achieving food and nutritional security in Africa. Unsafe food contains microbiological, chemical, or physical hazards that can make people sick, causing acute or chronic illness that, in extreme cases, can lead to death or permanent disability.2 The presence of foodborne hazards can also reduce the bioavailability of nutrients in food, putting already food-insecure populations at greater risk of malnutrition. Food safety is closely linked to other food-related public health issues. For example, the inappropriate use of antimicrobials in livestock and aquaculture production is contributing to the emergence of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens.

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  • Jaffee, Steve & Henson, Spencer & Grace, Delia & Ambrosio, Mateo & Berthe, Franck, 2020. "Why food safety matters to Africa: Making the case for policy action," IFPRI book chapters, in: 2020 Annual trends and outlook report: Sustaining Africa's agrifood system transformation: The role of public policies, chapter 10, pages 112-129, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    • Handle: RePEc:fpr:ifpric:9780896293946_10
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