1. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) - although food-borne illnesses cause many deaths - their disease burden is not known. 2. Consider the soaring cases of cancer. Carcinogenic pesticides that are omnipresent in food are estimated to cause up to 20 deaths a day in Punjab. 3. The incidence of cancer is so widespread that a train emanating out of Bhatinda is tragically spoken of as the'Cancer Express'. 4. Food safety systems offer an economic opportunitythrough increased export earnings and higher domestic prices for farmers and manufacturers. 5. From the same fields - the food reaches our plate and feeds all - including children and pregnant women.