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Food Safety and Foodborne Illness
Food safety is an increasingly important public health issue．Governments all over the world are intensifying their efforts to improve food safety．These efforts are in response ___1___ an increasing number of food safety problems and___2___ consumer concerns．
Foodborne illnesses are___3___as diseases，usually either infectious or toxic in nature，caused by agents that enter the body through the ingestion of food．Every person is___4___risk of foodborne illness．
Foodborne diseases are a widespread and growing public health problem，both in developed___5___ developing countries． The global___6___of foodborne disease is difficult to estimate, but it has been reported that in 2005___7 ___ 8 million people died from diarrhoeal diseases．A great___8___ of these cases can be attributed to contamination of f．ood and drinking water．___9 ___ , diarrhoea is a major cause of malnutrition in infants and young children．
In industrialized countries, the percentage of me population suffering from foodborne diseases each year has been reported to be l0___10___30％．In the United States of America（USA），for example，around 76 million cases of foodborne diseases, ___11___325，000 hospitalizations and 5，000 deaths，are estimated to occur each year．
While less well documented，developing countries bear the brunt of the problem due to the presence of a wide___12___of foodborne diseases，including those caused by parasites．The high___13___of diarrhoeal diseases in many developing countries suggests major underlying food safety problems．
In partnership___14___ other、stakeholders，WHO is developing policies that will further promote the safety of food．These policies cover the entire food chain from production to consumption and will___15___ different types of expertise．
