Conference Abstract Book

According to World Health Organization (WHO); • An estimated 600 million – almost 1 in 10 people in the world – fall ill after eating contaminated food and 420 000 die every year . • Children under 5 years of age carry 40% of the foodborne disease burden, with 125 000 deaths every year. • Diarrhoeal diseases are the most common illnesses resulting from the consumption of contaminated food, causing 550 million people to fall ill and 230 000 deaths every year.