Foodborne Diseases on the Rise in Europe-A Call for Better Consumer Protection. (EH Update)

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Food safety and quality need to be improved in all European countries, because foodborne diseases have increased considerably in the region in the past decade, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) said in February. On the rise in particular are diseases from microbiological hazards, such as Salmonella and Campylobacter, and cases of foods contaminated by chemical hazards such as dioxin, lead, and cadmium.

The statement was issued on the opening day of the First Pan-European Conference on Food Safety and Quality in Budapest. Food safety experts from more than 40 countries, including food producers and consumers' …