How does food get contaminated? Unsafe habits that lead to death

Joel Amenya, a butcher, displays meat at his Kisii Municipal Market butchery. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

Unsafe foods, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), contribute to poor health, including impaired growth and development, micro-nutrient deficiencies, noncommunicable and infectious diseases, and mental illness. Globally, one in ten people are affected by food-borne diseases each year. Antonina Mutoro, a nutrition researcher at the African Population and Health Research Center, explains what causes food contamination and how we can lower the risk of disease.