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  • FERG chief ‘encouraged’ by progress but burden remains ‘significant’
  • Experts make case for domestic food safety focus
  • Estimates reveal main sources of various diseases

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foodsafetynews.com /1 month ago

FERG chief ‘encouraged’ by progress but burden remains ‘significant’

The chair of the group behind revised foodborne illness figures has hailed the “encouraging” progress in reducing infections but warned that the burden is still “significant.”Speak...

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foodsafetynews.com /1 week ago

Experts make case for domestic food safety focus

Experts are hoping revised foodborne infection data can shift the focus of resources from trade to investing in domestic food safety.The World Health Organization (WHO) updated foo...

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foodsafetynews.com /1 month ago

Estimates reveal main sources of various diseases

Food plays a major role in the transmission of almost half of the hazards assessed by scientists for the World Health Organization (WHO).Estimates cover the burden of disease attri...

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food-safety.com /1 month ago

WFSD 2026: Exclusive WHO Interview on New Global Foodborne Disease Estimates

Recognizing World Food Safety Day (WFSD) 2026 and the new estimates on the global burden of foodborne disease, WHO’s Elaine Borghi, Ph.D. discusses the development of the estimates...

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foodsafetynews.com /1 month ago

Danish experts help WHO estimate foodborne disease burden

Researchers from Denmark have contributed to the work behind the World Health Organization’s (WHO) updated foodborne illness estimates.Scientists at DTU National Food Institute hel...

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food-safety.com /1 month ago

Global Foodborne Disease Burden Comparable to Malaria, Per Updated WHO Estimates

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its anticipated updated global burden of foodborne disease estimates, which suggest that 42 microbiological and chemical hazards ca...

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foodsafetynews.com /3 weeks ago

Estimates reveal ‘considerable suffering’ caused by parasites

Infections from foodborne parasites are decreasing overall but there are some regional increases, according to scientists.Incidences, deaths, and disability-adjusted life-year (DAL...

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foodsafetynews.com /1 month ago

WHO estimates reveal millions of foodborne illness deaths

Unsafe food is responsible for about 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths a year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).The number of illnesses and deaths show t...

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foodsafetynews.com /1 month ago

Understanding burden is ‘just the beginning’, says WHO group

Plus regional food safety highlights

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food-safety.com /1 month ago

How Codex Helps Address the World’s Top Five Foodborne Hazards

Following the release of WHO’s new foodborne disease burden estimates and relating to the 2026 World Food Safety Day theme, “From Burden to Solutions—Safe Food Everywhere,” FAO and...

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food-safety.com /2 weeks ago

CDC, FDA, USDA Collaboration Defines Framework for Classifying REP Strains, Identifies Strains of Concern

Reoccurring, emerging, and persisting (REP) strains cause foodborne illnesses over extended periods of time, rather than through isolated outbreaks. The REP framework was jointly d...

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food-safety.com /1 month ago

Ep. 219: World Food Safety Day 2026

In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to WHO’s Dr. Elaine Borghi about the new global foodborne disease burden estimates, updates to the methodology, key insights from t...

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food-safety.com /2 weeks ago

Campylobacter is Ireland’s Highest-Burden Foodborne Pathogen

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has published its first national risk ranking of microbiological foodborne hazards, which is intended to support risk-based food safety...

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food-safety.com /1 month ago

WHO Releases Data on the Proportion of Microbiological, Chemical Hazards that are Foodborne

The study was conducted to support the development of new global burden of foodborne disease estimates, which are going to be released on June 4, ahead of World Food Safety Day.

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food-safety.com /2 weeks ago

WHO Estimates Foodborne Parasites Caused 171 Million Illnesses Over 20 Years Globally

Although the overall global burden has decreased, persistent and increasing burdens from specific foodborne parasites and in certain regions warrant continued public health attenti...

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foodsafetynews.com /3 weeks ago

High hopes for foodborne surveillance financial analysis

An analysis showing the potential financial benefits of investing in surveillance provides the common language needed to advance discussions, according to experts.The World Health...

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foodsafetynews.com /3 weeks ago

Campylobacter tops Irish risk ranking assessment

Listeria had the highest per-case burden

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foodsafetynews.com /1 month ago

Not enough progress on foodborne disease, says WHO

Country capacity for surveillance of foodborne diseases has improved slightly but remains off target, according to WHO.The World Health Organization (WHO) provided an update on pro...

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foodsafetynews.com /1 month ago

Early outbreak detection minimizes impact, says WHO

Scientists have stressed the importance of detecting outbreaks early to reduce the chance of contamination spreading and becoming a wider threat to public health.Comments were made...

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food-safety.com /1 month ago

CDC: Produce, Salmonella Drove Multistate Foodborne Enteric Disease Outbreaks in 2024

CDC has published a report summarizing the multistate enteric disease outbreaks it solved in 2024, of which 29 were foodborne, resulting in 1,533 illnesses, 519 hospitalizations, a...

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food-safety.com /3 weeks ago

Food Standards Scotland Study Identifies Factors Driving Foodborne Illness Risk Among Older Adults

Based on the findings, researchers recommended targeted food safety messaging for older adults that raises awareness of age-related susceptibility to foodborne illness and the pote...

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food-safety.com /3 weeks ago

Foodborne Illness Deaths in Belgium Doubled in 2025

Only six deaths were reported in 2024. The majority (nine) of the 12 fatalities in 2025 were included in one E. coli outbreak linked to ground beef served at long-term care facilit...

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foodsafetynews.com /3 weeks ago

Figures show higher rates of illness for older people in Scotland compared to other countries

Rates of food poisoning among older people appear to be higher in Scotland than in other countries, according to recent research.Findings have helped Food Standards Scotland (FSS)...

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foodsafetynews.com /2 weeks ago

Belgian 2025 review includes deadly E. coli outbreak

The Belgian food agency’s annual report was released recently and highlighted a fatal E. coli outbreak and revealed food fraud cases.The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food C...

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