Impact of COVID-19 on foodborne illness in Africa – A perspective piece
Food safety investments in Africa, through international donors or national programs, were primarily focused on the formal market sector. However, increasing consumer food safety concerns about foods sold in the growing informal food markets, the rising foodborne disease burden in Africa, and the em...
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| author | Helen Onyeaka Ifeanyi Michael Mazi Iyiola Olatunji Oladunjoye Esther Ibe Njoagwuani Hope Akegbe Omotosho Adeola Dolapo Ogueri Nwaiwu Phemelo Tamasiga Chidinma Ezinne Ochulor |
| author_facet | Helen Onyeaka Ifeanyi Michael Mazi Iyiola Olatunji Oladunjoye Esther Ibe Njoagwuani Hope Akegbe Omotosho Adeola Dolapo Ogueri Nwaiwu Phemelo Tamasiga Chidinma Ezinne Ochulor |
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| description | Food safety investments in Africa, through international donors or national programs, were primarily focused on the formal market sector. However, increasing consumer food safety concerns about foods sold in the growing informal food markets, the rising foodborne disease burden in Africa, and the emergence of COVID-19 have all made food safety a major concern and ultimately brought it to an inflection point in Africa. In addition, Data on foodborne disease outbreaks revealed a scarcity of reported cases before and during the pandemic. The lack of information on foodborne disease reporting in Africa translates into one of the reasons why food safety in Africa is becoming a rising subject matter. This perspective discusses the situation of food safety in Africa before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, challenges confronting ongoing efforts to improve food safety in the post-COVID era in Africa are summarized and highlighted. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dced55297dfc4d18833d82e4e9c1b5fc2023-04-07T06:48:52ZengElsevierJournal of Infection and Public Health1876-03412023-05-01165651659Impact of COVID-19 on foodborne illness in Africa – A perspective pieceHelen Onyeaka0Ifeanyi Michael Mazi1Iyiola Olatunji Oladunjoye2Esther Ibe Njoagwuani3Hope Akegbe4Omotosho Adeola Dolapo5Ogueri Nwaiwu6Phemelo Tamasiga7Chidinma Ezinne Ochulor8School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; Corresponding author.Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin, BeninDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, NigeriaDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin, BeninDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin, BeninDepartment of Cell Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Lagos, NigeriaSchool of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, LE12 5RD, UKUniversity of Bielefeld, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615 Bielefeld, GermanyDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, NigeriaFood safety investments in Africa, through international donors or national programs, were primarily focused on the formal market sector. However, increasing consumer food safety concerns about foods sold in the growing informal food markets, the rising foodborne disease burden in Africa, and the emergence of COVID-19 have all made food safety a major concern and ultimately brought it to an inflection point in Africa. In addition, Data on foodborne disease outbreaks revealed a scarcity of reported cases before and during the pandemic. The lack of information on foodborne disease reporting in Africa translates into one of the reasons why food safety in Africa is becoming a rising subject matter. This perspective discusses the situation of food safety in Africa before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, challenges confronting ongoing efforts to improve food safety in the post-COVID era in Africa are summarized and highlighted.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034123000606Food safetyAfricaCOVID-19PandemicFoodborne Illness |
| spellingShingle | Helen Onyeaka Ifeanyi Michael Mazi Iyiola Olatunji Oladunjoye Esther Ibe Njoagwuani Hope Akegbe Omotosho Adeola Dolapo Ogueri Nwaiwu Phemelo Tamasiga Chidinma Ezinne Ochulor Impact of COVID-19 on foodborne illness in Africa – A perspective piece Journal of Infection and Public Health Food safety Africa COVID-19 Pandemic Foodborne Illness |
| title | Impact of COVID-19 on foodborne illness in Africa – A perspective piece |
| title_full | Impact of COVID-19 on foodborne illness in Africa – A perspective piece |
| title_fullStr | Impact of COVID-19 on foodborne illness in Africa – A perspective piece |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of COVID-19 on foodborne illness in Africa – A perspective piece |
| title_short | Impact of COVID-19 on foodborne illness in Africa – A perspective piece |
| title_sort | impact of covid 19 on foodborne illness in africa a perspective piece |
| topic | Food safety Africa COVID-19 Pandemic Foodborne Illness |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034123000606 |
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