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Nigeria: 420,000 die from consumption of unsafe food yearly — Oyo commissioner

Nigeria: 420,000 die from consumption of unsafe food yearly — Oyo commissioner

Africa Links 24 with Wale Akinselure
Published on 2024-07-24 18:26:33

An estimated 420,000 persons globally die from consumption of unsafe food yearly, Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi has disclosed.

The Oyo Commissioner made this known during a symposium organized to commemorate the 2024 World Food Safety Day, held at the Ibadan Business School, Ibadan, on Wednesday.

The 420,000 deaths are from 600 million cases of foodborne disease recorded worldwide yearly, with a third of the deaths being under five children.

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