Unsafe food causes 53,000 deaths annually in Nigeria – Salako

The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, says unsafe food causes nearly 50 million illnesses and more than 53,000 deaths annually in Nigeria. Salako said this on Monday in Abuja during the commemoration of the 2026 World Food Safety Day with the theme, “From Burden to Solutions – Safe Food ...