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From YouTube: JUNE 7 2021 Statements Aman Singh
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
2nd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Richmond
queensborough,
thank
you,
mr
speaker,
today
is
designated
by
the
united
nations
as
world
food
safety
day
important
for
a
province
like
british
columbia,
where
food
security,
sustainability
and
safety
are
paramount,
especially
in
those
those
have
become
much
more
paramount
in
the
time
of
covid.
Access
to
sufficient
amounts
of
food
of
safe
food
is
key
to
sustaining
life
and
promoting
good
health.
Foodborne
illnesses
are
usually
infectious,
are
toxic
in
nature
and
often
invisible
to
the
plain
eye
caused
by
bacteria
viruses,
parasites
or
chemical
substances.
A
Food
safety
is
a
critical
role
in
ensuring
that
food
stays
safe
at
every
stage
of
the
food
chain,
from
production
to
harvest,
processing,
storage
distribution,
all
the
way
to
preparation
and
consumption,
with
an
estimated
600
million
cases
of
foodborne
illnesses
annually
in
this
world,
unsafe
food
is
a
threat
to
human
health
and
economies
disproportionately
affecting
vulnerable
and
marginalized
people,
especially
women
and
children.
Populations
affected
by
conflicts
and
migrants.
A
An
estimated
420
000
people
around
the
world
die
every
year
after
eating
contaminated
food
and
children
under
5
years
of
age,
carry
40
of
the
foodborne
disease
burden
with
125
deaths
every
year,
and
this
is
not
only
somewhere
else.
We
also
have
heard
all
of
us
the
problems
that
indigenous
communities
have
with
safe
drinking
water
here
in
canada.
I
think,
as
of
april,
I
believe
there
are
still
11
communities
in
british
columbia
with
water
advisories
world
food
safety
day
june.
A
7Th
aims
to
draw
attention
and
inspire
action
to
help
prevent,
detect
and
manage
foodborne
risks
contributing
to
food
security.
Under
the
theme,
food
safety
is
everyone's
business.
The
action-oriented
campaign
promotes
global
food
safety
awareness
and
calls
upon
countries
and
decision
makers,
the
private
sector,
civil
society,
united
nation
organizations
and
the
general
public
to
take
action.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.