The extent and cost of foodborne illnesses in New Zealand have been quantified in the findings of three new reports released today by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA).
Dr Donald Campbell, NZFSAs principal adviser of public health said foodborne diseases have a major impact on New Zealanders health and our economy.
When looking at the annual cost of the major foodborne illness to New Zealand, findings from the 2008 report titled Risk Ranking: Estimates of the Cost of Foodborne Disease for New Zealand estimate the cost to society to be in the vicinity of $86 million. Approximately 90% of this cost is attributed to lost productivity due to absence from work. Campylobacteriosis is shown to account for approximately 90% of the estimated cost of foodborne illness.
Our earlier Risk Ranking report found that New Zealanders lost around five million days to all acute gastrointestinal illnesses. This dollar cost of the foodborne [...]
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