Food-poisoning is costing New Zealand $83 million a year, says a new study for the Food Safety Authority.
The study by the Institute of Environmental Science and Research, made public this week, follows one in March which showed acute gastro-intestinal illness was more serious than previously thought, causing 4.6 million bouts of diarrhoea and/or vomiting a year.
Per capita, that is slightly higher than the rates in Australia and Canada.
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