Episode 44: World Environment & Food Safety Day (Host: Dr. Tomi) - a podcast by Dr. Tomi-Omo Oba

World Environment Day theme-REIMAGINE. RECREATE. RESTORE.
For too long, we have been exploiting and destroying our planet’s ecosystems. Every three seconds, the world loses enough forest to cover a football pitch and over the last century we have& destroyed half of our& wetlands. As much as 50 per cent of our coral reefs have already been lost and up to 90 per cent of coral reefs could be lost by 2050, even if global warming is limited to an increase of 1.5°C.
💚Ecosystem loss is depriving the world of carbon sinks, like forests and peatlands, at a time humanity can least afford it. Global greenhouse gas emissions have grown for three consecutive years and the planet is one pace for potentially catastrophic climate change.
🌱The emergence of COVID-19 has also shown just how disastrous the consequences of ecosystem loss can be. By shrinking the area of natural habitat for animals, we have created ideal conditions for pathogens – including coronaviruses – to spread.
🌍With this big and challenging picture, the World Environment Day is focus in the ecosystem restoration and its theme is “Reimagine. Recreate.Restore.” 🥑World Food Safety day theme- “Food safety, everyone’s business”, the action-oriented campaign promotes global food safety awareness and calls upon countries and decision makers, the private sector, civil society, UN organizations and the general public to take action. Why improving food safety is important
🌱Access to sufficient amounts of safe food is key to sustaining life and promoting good health. Foodborne illnesses are usually infectious or toxic in nature and often invisible to the plain eye, caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances entering the body through contaminated food or water.
🥝Food safety has a critical role in assuring that food stays safe at every stage of the food chain - from production to harvest, processing, storage, distribution, all the way to preparation and consumption. Listen to the end for African food proverb of the week and write a 5 star review on any of the podcast listening platforms, and like and share, and comment using hashtag #WellnessWahala on all of our social media pages for a chance to win 🥗#ToMuTi Nigerian cookbook with healthy nutritious meals! Also, I have a special clip at the end speaking on the Wahala van on Twitter in Nigeria and want to hear your thoughts and comments. Wishing you no Wahala this week. Bless up!

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