Food Safety and Foodborne Illness Food safety is an increasingly important public health issue. Governments all over the world are intensifying their efforts to _(5l)food safety. These efforts are in response to an increasing number of food safety problems and (52)consumer concerns. Foodborne illnesses are defined as diseases, usually either infectious or toxic(有毒的) in nature, caused by agents that _(53) the body through the ingestion(摄取) of food. Every person is _(54) risk of foodborne illnesses. Foodborne diseases are a widespread and growing public health _ _(55) , both in developed and developing countries. The global incidence of foodborne diseases is difficult to _ (56) , but it has been reported that in 2005 alone 8.million people died from diarrhoeal(腹泻)diseases. A great pro-portion of these _(57) can be attributed to contamination(污染)of food and drinking water. Ad- ditionally, diarrhoea is a _(58)cause of malnutrition(营养不良)in infants and young children. In industrialized countries, the percentage of the population suffering from foodborne diseases each year has been _(59) to be io% up t0 30%. In the'United States of 'America, for example, around 76 million cases of foodborne diseases, resulting _ (60) 325, 000 hospitalizations and 1 5,000 deaths,are estimated to occur each year. _(6l)less well documented, developing countries bear the brunt(首当其冲)of the problem due to the presence of a wide _ _(62)of foodborne diseases,including those caused by parasites (寄生虫). The high prevalence of diarrhoeal diseases in many developing countries suggests major _(63)food safety problems. In partnership with other stakehojders, who is developing _ (64)that will further promote the safety of food. These policies _(65)the entire food chain from production to consumption and will make use of different types of expertise(专长). 51