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While food poisoning is usually caused by consuming food that has been contaminated with human or animal feces during handling or through contaminated surfaces, it can also be caused by improper storage.
Joann Young, assistant representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Fiji, said at the World Food Safety Day celebrations in Lautoka last week that many street markets often “leave food outside in the hot weather, sometimes for hours at a time”.
Other examples of improperly storing food that should be refrigerated but isn’t include eating undercooked chicken or eggs, Ms Young said.
“Unsafe food poses a threat to human health and our economies,” she said.
“Insecure food has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable and marginalized populations, especially women and children, as well as those exposed to natural disasters and conflict.”
Ms Young said improper food handling would also undermine global trade and lead to further food waste, which was unacceptable in a world where too many people still suffered from hunger.
“Food safety is everyone’s responsibility and World Food Safety Day is an opportunity for everyone to take a moment to pay closer attention to something many of us take for granted – that the food we eat is safe, but unfortunately in Asia Pacific this is sometimes not the case. Let us work together to reduce the harms of unsafe food.”
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