Parasitic and Chemical Foodborne Diseases in Sudan

Abstract

The interest in parasitic and chemical foodborne diseases has increased due to its increased danger, as chemical poisoning of food often occurs within minutes. This pollution occurs in restaurants or when preparing food at home, in food laboratories and in factories that produce food and drink in large quantities. In developing countries, intestinal parasites are one of the dangerous problems that affect health and lead to an increase in illness and death because of poor economic, social, and health conditions. Chemical hazards are both natural and unnatural toxins and contaminants in food. Some toxins come from the food source, either naturally or due to mishandling. Safe food provides health to the individual and the community and protects it from the risks of diseases that may cause by eating these contaminated foods. This review aims to report information and published data of foodborne diseases acquired in Sudan. The review showed that, there are many risks, to varying degrees, in a wide range of food consumed in Sudan, which raises concern about the potential threat to the public health of the people and requires more attention by the responsible authorities in the state such as the Sudanese Standards and Metrology Organization and the judicial authorities to establish laws that regulate and follow up on this.

Parasitic and Chemical Foodborne Diseases in Sudan

“…Natural effectiveness factors, not to be neglected, are also predominant due to the opulence of the regions with different kinds of heavy metals such as gold, iron, cobalt, nickel, zinc, and manganese. Aluzuzabam [25] Cadmium (Cd) 0.0168 ± 2.733 0.005 [27] 0.0160 ± 0.0408 1.0 [28] Zinc (Zn) Not measured 5.0 [27] Not measured 100 [28] Copper(Cu) Not measured 1 [27] Not measured 30 [28] Lead Mercury (Hg) 8.50 ± 1.41 0.001 [27] 5.75 ± 1.41 0.5 [27] In addition to heavy metals, pesticides are the most polluted sources of water in Sudan. The yearly pesticide exhaustion in the Gezira Scheme alone exceeds 2500 tons of active materials.…”