WHO report warns of global dangers from unsafe food
世界衛生組織報告警告全球面臨不安全食品的危害
更新於: 2026年6月4日 上午11:35
A recent World Health Organization (WHO) report has sounded the alarm on the severe global impact of unsafe food.
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。
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.
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。
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.
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。
While bacteria and viruses cause the most infections, chemical hazards like arsenic and lead are responsible for the vast majority of food-related fatalities.
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。
The burden is heavily concentrated in Africa and Southeast Asia, reflecting deep inequalities in sanitation and food systems.
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。
However, the WHO emphasizes that these tragedies are largely preventable through better hygiene, clean water, and modern food safety protocols like pasteurization.
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。
