WHO calls for efforts to prevent food born diseases (FBD)

Food Born Diseases

 

Why in the News :

• World food safety Day June 7, WHO South East Asia region has called for an intensified whole of society effort to prevent, and manage the risk of FBD, Which affects 600 million people globally.

• The region contributes a quarter of the global burden of FBD morbidity and nearly 42% of FBD mortality.

• FBD are costing India almost 15 billon USD annually.

FBD CAUSES :

• FBD are caused by contamination of food and occur at any , stage of  any stage of the food production , delivery and consumption chain. 

• Factors responsible for FBD include environmental contamination , unsafe food starge and processing complex food chain etc.

FBD encompass a wide range of ilnesses from diarrhoea to cancers.

CLASSIFICATION OF FBD : 

 

 

 

Food- born infections - 

caused by consuming foods or liquids contaminated with bacteria, viruses ,or parasites. These pathogens cause infection by :

• Invading and multiplying in the lining of the intestines and /or other tissue.
• Invading and multiplying in the intestinal tract and releasing a toxin .

 

 

Food-borne intoxications -  

caused by consuming foods or  behverages  already contaminated with a toxin.

Sources of toxins are as follows:

• Certain bacteria (per-formed toxins)
• Poisonous chemicals
• Natural toxins found in animals, plants ,and fungi.

 

 

PERCENTAGE TOXINS OF FBD :

 

 

Steps taken by food safety and standards authority of India for food safety :

• Eat right movement

• Blissfel hygienie affering to god (BHOG)

• Hygiene rating sechme .

• Food safety copliance system.