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  "path": "/2026/06/who-estimates-reveal-millions-of-foodborne-illness-deaths/",
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  "site": "https://www.foodsafetynews.com",
  "tags": [
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  "textContent": "Unsafe food is responsible for about 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths a year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).\n\nThe number of illnesses and deaths show the burden is similar to that from tuberculosis, HIV, or malaria.",
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