Unsafe food causes 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths annually, young children at highest risk

MAP Verified Summary — reported by WHO

Children aged less than five years face almost three times the risk of illness from unsafe food than older children and adults, according to new estimates released today by the World Health Organization (WHO).

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