Foodborne Diseases: Prevalence of Foodborne Diseases in Africa

Anelich, Lucia E.

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-378612-8.00072-x

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“…Zimbabwe recorded a high number of almost 100,000 cases in 2009, and more recently, Malawi reported 54,841 cases in the period 2022–2023. These food‐borne diseases represent significant public health challenges in Africa, necessitating comprehensive efforts to enhance food safety and reduce their impact on human health (Anelich & Lues, 2023).…”

Section: Food Safety Challenges In African Food Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Furthermore, the problem of electricity outages affects millions of households in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). Food processing industries in the region suffer from a low availability rating of 20%, while some countries such as Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Namibia, Senegal, and South Africa have better ratings above 50% (Anelich & Lues, 2023; Castellano et al, 2015).…”

Section: Food Safety Challenges In African Food Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Integrating climate change, food safety, nutrition, and health outcomes in food systems policies and programs in Africa

Assoua,

Bomdzele,

Omosehin

et al. 2024

World Food Policy

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Integrating climate change, food safety, nutrition, and health outcomes in food systems policies and programs is crucial for addressing the multifaceted challenges African countries encounter. Climate change significantly impacts food production, food safety, and the provision of nutritious and healthy diets. Existing interventionist policies in Africa have not taken a comprehensive approach to addressing the bidirectional relationships among climate change, food safety, nutrition, and health outcomes. This hinders the formulation of comprehensive policies and programs that effectively address these interconnected issues. Also, limited evidence supports understanding the interplay among climate change, food safety, nutrition, and health outcomes within the African context. Thus, the study explores the pathways of interlinkages and complementarities among these factors and identifies the barriers to their effective implementation. In achieving its objective, this study adopts a food systems approach to examine the interrelaionships among climate change, food safety, nutrition, and health programs and policies. The study uses a comprehensive analysis of existing literature and empirical data to better understand these interrelationships within the food system. By identifying the interdependencies, the study is relevant for the development of integrative policies and programs that address these interconnected issues.Á

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Section: Food Safety Challenges In African Food Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Food Safety Challenges In African Food Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrating climate change, food safety, nutrition, and health outcomes in food systems policies and programs in Africa

Assoua,

Bomdzele,

Omosehin

et al. 2024

World Food Policy

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“…The reliance on laboratory evidence for legal action against food fraud poses a significant hurdle in South Africa, as the sophistication of food fraud necessitates advanced analytical forensic methods that are still in development [6]. Additionally, the lack of a dedicated food safety laboratory in the country further complicates the process of identifying and prosecuting food fraud cases [21].…”

Section: Lenient Penalties For Food Safety Violations and Fraud In Samentioning

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“…However, to date, no studies have assessed the quality of food labelling and regulatory compliance in SA since the new food labelling legislation came into effect in March 2012 [39]. This is compounded by the lack of public disclosure of food safety compliance statistics by food control/safety authorities [21]. The lack of prosecutions under labelling legislations [42] is supported by Mokoatle et al (2016), who found that EHPs' were unable to enforce the legislation in its entirety, including ensuring that people who violate food safety laws are prosecuted [45].…”

Section: Food Labelling Crisis In Samentioning

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Unlocking Food Safety: A Comprehensive Review of South Africa's Food Control and Safety Landscape from an Environ-mental Health Perspective

Mphaga,

Moyo,

Rathebe

2023

Preprint

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Food fraud (often called fake food in South Africa), the deliberate misrepresentation or adulteration of food products for financial gain, is a growing problem in South Africa (SA) with severe public health and financial consequences for consumers and businesses. The recent public outcry against food fraud practices, especially in communities that have lost loved ones due to the consumption of allegedly unsafe foodstuffs, highlights the grave danger that food fraud poses to consumers and the potential for significant reputational damage to food manufacturers. Despite the risks, food fraud often goes undetected, as perpetrators are becoming increasingly sophisticated. The precise magnitude of food fraud remains obscure, as incidents that do not cause consumer illnesses are frequently unreported and, as a result, are not investigated. Food fraud costs the global economy billion annually. This cost is borne by consumers, businesses, and the government. Food fraud can occur at any stage of the food supply chain, from production to processing to retailing or distribution. This is due in part to the limitations of current analytical methods, which are not always able to detect food fraud. This systematic literature review of food fraud in SA looks at several factors that may be contributing to epidemic of food fraud (fake food), including lenient penalties, inadequate government commitment, a complex labelling regulations, emerging threats such as e-commerce, and a shortage of inspectors and laboratories. The review recommends establishing a single food control/safety authority, developing more food safety laboratories, and adopting innovative technologies to detect and prevent food fraud. SA faces a serious food fraud crisis unless decisive action is taken.

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“…Rapid population’s growth, improper water management, insufficient institutional plans, high rates of water consumption, pollution of water assets, climate change impacts, environmental degradation, deforestation, and low and unsustainable financing of interests in water supply and sanitation are all part of the significant risks that pose difficulties to manage water assets on the mainland Africa (Anelich 2014 ; Daniel et al 2014 ).…”

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Water strategies and water–food Nexus: challenges and opportunities towards sustainable development in various regions of the World

Salem¹,

Pudza

Yihdego

2022

Sustain. Water Resour. Manag.

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The twenty-first century is witnessing an explosion in global population, environmental changes, agricultural land disintegration, hunger, and geopolitical instabilities. It is difficult to manage these conditions or standardize improvement systems without thinking of the three main elements or subsystems that are necessary for any meaningful development—namely water (W), energy (E), and food (F). These key elements form what is globally agreed upon as the “WEF Nexus.” While considering them, one should think about the other key factors that influence WEF Nexus, including population’s growth, impacts of environmental changes (including climate change), moderation and adaptation regimes to climate change and climate resilience, loss of biodiversity, and sustainable nature. Together, the WEF Nexus subsystems represent a framework to ensure environmental protection that should be seen as an ethical and socioeconomic obligation. Issues, such as protection of water resources, and strategies and management tools or mechanisms for the use of water assets and agricultural innovations under the obligations of sustainable use, are investigated in this paper. Attention is paid to the relationship between water and food (WF Nexus) or water for food security in various world regions, including the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, Central Asia countries and the Caucasus, China, Africa, and Canada. This paper also presents analyses of a great number of up-to-date publications regarding the “Nexus” perspective and its applications and limitations. This paper suggests that the Nexus’ approach, in its different concepts (WEF, WE, WF and EF), can promote sustainable development and improve the quality of life of communities, while preserving natural, human, and social capital, addressing sustainability challenges, and protecting natural resources and the environment for long-term use.

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Foodborne Diseases: Prevalence of Foodborne Diseases in Africa

Cited by 4 publications

References 18 publications

Integrating climate change, food safety, nutrition, and health outcomes in food systems policies and programs in Africa

Integrating climate change, food safety, nutrition, and health outcomes in food systems policies and programs in Africa

Unlocking Food Safety: A Comprehensive Review of South Africa's Food Control and Safety Landscape from an Environ-mental Health Perspective

Water strategies and water–food Nexus: challenges and opportunities towards sustainable development in various regions of the World

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