Why Food Safety?
Socioeconomic Burden Of Foodborne Diseases:
Safe food is essential to human survival and can convey risks to health and even life itself. In the United States, as many as 81 million cases of foodborne diseases and up to 9000 deaths per year have been attributable to food-related hazards. The estimated annual mortality of food and water-borne infections in developing countries amounts to 2.1 million deaths, mainly of infants and children. In the United States, the annual cost of foodborne diseases was estimated at US $2.6 billion annually, while in England and Whales food poisoning was estimated at UK $300-700 million.
Causes Of Foodborne Diseases: