WHO Report: Millions Suffer from Unsafe Food Annually
世界衛生組織報告：每年有數百萬人因食品不安全而受害
更新於: 2026年6月5日 上午11:30
In June 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a sobering report highlighting a global crisis that often stays out of the headlines: unsafe food.
2026年6月，世界衛生組織（WHO）發布了一份發人深省的報告，強調了一個經常被新聞忽略的全球危機：食品不安全。
Based on 2021 data, the report estimates that foodborne diseases cause 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths every year.
根據2021年的數據，該報告估計食源性疾病每年導致8.66億人患病，並造成150萬人死亡。
Beyond the human suffering, this crisis costs the global economy hundreds of billions of dollars in lost productivity.
除了人類承受的痛苦之外，這場危機還導致全球經濟損失了數千億美元的生產力。
While biological hazards like bacteria are behind the majority of illnesses, chemical contaminants such as lead and arsenic are responsible for the vast majority of deaths.
雖然細菌等生物危害是導致大多數病例的原因，但鉛和砷等化學污染物卻是絕大多數死亡病例的罪魁禍首。
Children under five are particularly vulnerable, representing a third of all cases despite being a small fraction of the population.
五歲以下的兒童特別脆弱，儘管他們只佔人口的一小部分，卻佔了所有病例的三分之一。
The impact is not shared equally, with Africa and Southeast Asia facing the heaviest burden.
影響並不均衡，非洲和東南亞承受了最沉重的負擔。
