世界衛生組織報告警告全球面臨不安全食品的危害
WHO report warns of global dangers from unsafe food
Updated at: June 4, 2026 at 11:35 AM
一份近期由世界衛生組織(WHO)發布的報告，針對不安全食品對全球造成的嚴重影響發出警訊。
A recent World Health Organization (WHO) report has sounded the alarm on the severe global impact of unsafe food.
該報告於2026年6月發表，揭露受污染的食品仍是一場嚴峻的公共衛生危機，每年導致約8.66億人患病，並造成150萬人死亡。
Published in June 2026, the report reveals that contaminated food remains a massive public health crisis, leading to approximately 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths every year.
五歲以下的兒童受創最深，儘管他們僅佔總人口的9%，卻承受了近三分之一的食源性疾病。
Children under the age of five are hit the hardest, suffering nearly one-third of all foodborne illnesses despite making up only 9% of the population.
雖然細菌和病毒導致了大多數的感染，但砷和鉛等化學危害卻是導致絕大多數食品相關死亡的主因。
While bacteria and viruses cause the most infections, chemical hazards like arsenic and lead are responsible for the vast majority of food-related fatalities.
這些負擔主要集中在非洲與東南亞，反映出衛生條件與食品系統中存在的深層不平等。
The burden is heavily concentrated in Africa and Southeast Asia, reflecting deep inequalities in sanitation and food systems.
然而，世界衛生組織強調，只要透過更好的衛生習慣、乾淨的水源，以及像是巴斯德消毒法等現代食品安全規範，這些悲劇在很大程度上是可以預防的。
However, the WHO emphasizes that these tragedies are largely preventable through better hygiene, clean water, and modern food safety protocols like pasteurization.
秘書長譚德塞警告，食品安全每天都在影響每個人，並敦促各國政府立即採取行動，加強食品管制系統，以保護全球公民。
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns that food safety affects everyone every single day, urging governments to act now to strengthen food control systems and protect citizens worldwide.
