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FERG chief ‘encouraged’ by progress but burden remains ‘significant’

FERG chief ‘encouraged’ by progress but burden remains ‘significant’
Rob Lake

The chair of the group behind revised foodborne illness figures has hailed the “encouraging” progress in reducing infections but warned that the burden is still “significant.”

Speaking on a webinar discussing key findings from the 2026 edition of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) estimates on the global burden of foodborne diseases, Rob Lake said the aggregated trend is a positive picture.

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