Comparative Review on the Incidence Causes of Foodborne Diseases and Strategies for Control in the United Kingdom and China.
- October 26, 2020
- Posted by: RSIS Team
- Categories: Clinical Sciences, IJRIAS
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science (IJRIAS) | Volume V, Issue X, October 2020 | ISSN 2454–6186
Luka Y.B*, Tabita S.G, Abubabakar A.A, Jibrin M.M, Lawan Z.B & Emmanuel B
Umar Suleiman College of Education Gashua Yobe State. Nigeria
Corresponding Author*
Abstract: The study reviews the incidence causes of foodborne diseases and strategies for control in the united kingdom and china base on the result it is clear that the food safety problem in China is practically bigger than it is in UK, China despite the numerous strategies to contained the situation. As it was reported to the Chinese government between 1994-2005, 12,687 foodborne diseases incidents where 289,380 individuals were affected leading to the death of 2,297 individuals, Salmonella and Vibrio parahaemolyticus are responsible for 22.16% and 18.73% respectively. The increase in foodborne deseases outbreaks in China can be linked to the changes in the type of feeding habits, at a point many people change from eating well cooked food to eating raw or partially cooked foods where parthogenic microarganisms are still active and regenarate. Foodsafety is one of the leading challeges in China due to limited investment in surveillance, inter-agency coordination, outbreak investigation and synthesis of data. Lack of functional national laboratory based surveillance system makes it difficult or practically imposible for them to detect widespread foodborne outbreaks or to identify new infections. Comparing this to the UK, things tend to be different in the records of the foodborne outbreak the United kingdom hardly encounter cases of Vibrio parahaemolyticus as the major cause foodborne diseases. In the UK majority of the foodborne diseases is caused by Salmonella, Campylobacter and Listeria monocytogenes. The differences between the situation in the UK and China is assume to be due to feeding habits and other variation in the cultural behaviour of the two countries eating raw food or partially cooked food and improper hygiene is responsible for the higher record in China. Other factors includes overpopulation and inadequate food safety strategies and policy implementation between the two countries
Keywords: Foodborne, Diseases, Causes, Compare, Strategies, Control, China and United Kingdom
I. INTRODUCTION
Foodborne diseases refer to any infection contacted through consumption of food or beverages that subsequently result in distress and could be life threatening sometimes (WHO, 2008). Eating contaminated food result in a wide range of illnesses mainly due to the presence of food pathogens, chemicals and parasites that had effected on the foods at different stages in food production, processing and storage (Tauxe et al. 2010). Intoxications and infections caused by pathogens including bacteria, viruses, protozoans, parasites, toxins, natural and manufactured chemicals, metals and prions
