A recent report highlights how climate change will increase the risk of many common foodborne infections and toxins.
Across the board, the researchers found evidence that all these infections and toxin poisonings will steadily increase in the years to come due to climate change, though for many varying reasons.tend to appear more frequently in the summer months, for instance, so warmer seasons that last longer should increase their incidence.parasites might be able to contaminate water systems or vegetation more often as a result of extreme flooding events fueled by climate change.
While this report only concerns Germany, there’s no reason to believe that the factors identified here won’t make foodborne outbreaks worse in many parts of the world. Last November, for example, the European Environment Agency published
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