Enfermedades transmitidas por alimentos contaminados, sus causas, efectos y prevención

Abstract

Foodborne diseases (FBI) can be caused by pathogens (bacteria, viruses or parasites) and chemical agents (natural toxins, organic contaminants and heavy metals) and are of worldwide importance, because they can cause the consumer to become disabled from his daily tasks, even leading to death, collapsing the health systems. This is due to the little or no application of sanitary regulations in the establishments The main ETAs throughout history have been of animal origin. In Ecuador, the entity that governs establishments that process and distribute food, whether at the national or international level, is the National Agency of Regulation, Control and Sanitary Surveillance (ARCSA), which establishes laws and regulations for obtaining sanitary registration, sanitary hygienic conditions, and the conditions that must be followed for the processes of production, processing, packaging, storage, distribution, transportation and marketing of the product. The purpose of the ARCSA is to guarantee that foodstuffs placed on the market do not cause any harm to the consumer, regardless of their use.