Why food safety matters to Africa: Making the case for policy action
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 ha...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2020
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| author | Jaffee, S. Henson, S. Grace, Delia Ambrosio, M. Berthe, F. |
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| description | 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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| spelling | CGSpace1101262025-11-06T03:52:12Z Why food safety matters to Africa: Making the case for policy action Jaffee, S. Henson, S. Grace, Delia Ambrosio, M. Berthe, F. policies food safety agriculture agrifood systems public policies 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. 2020-10-01 2020-11-12T08:05:51Z 2020-11-12T08:05:51Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110126 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293946 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Jaffee, Steve; Henson, Spencer; Grace, Delia; Ambrosio, Mateo; and Berthe, Franck. 2020. 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. Resnick, Danielle; Diao, Xinshen; and Tadesse, Getaw (Eds). Chapter 10, Pp. 112-129. Washington, DC, and Kigali: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and AKADEMIYA2063. https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293946_10. |
| spellingShingle | policies food safety agriculture agrifood systems public policies Jaffee, S. Henson, S. Grace, Delia Ambrosio, M. Berthe, F. Why food safety matters to Africa: Making the case for policy action |
| title | Why food safety matters to Africa: Making the case for policy action |
| title_full | Why food safety matters to Africa: Making the case for policy action |
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| title_short | Why food safety matters to Africa: Making the case for policy action |
| title_sort | why food safety matters to africa making the case for policy action |
| topic | policies food safety agriculture agrifood systems public policies |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110126 |
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