Prior to reporting for Food Safety News, Whitworth worked for William Reed as editor of Food Quality News before becoming food safety editor for Food Navigator. He was named in the Top 40 Food Safety Professionals Under 40 in 2023.
Cryptosporidium has been removed from a list of communicable diseases subject to epidemiological surveillance in Europe.
According to the European Commission, Cryptosporidiosis is a common but predominantly mild gastrointestinal infection
Countries in the Western Pacific have taken part in an annual event to test their readiness for cross-border food safety emergencies.
Exercise Crystal simulated a scenario in which suspected
German investigations into a Salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 100 people have once more pointed to Italian tomatoes as the source.
A Salmonella Strathcona outbreak during the 2025-2026
Sampling of pumpkin seeds and at the processing plant has detected Salmonella, according to researchers investigating an outbreak in France.
A nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis affected 81 people from
At least 250 people have fallen sick at a school in the Czech Republic after eating in the cafeteria.
The Prague Public Health Authority said the use of eggs past
Detection of the same type of Campylobacter in several countries has challenged previous beliefs that it is associated with unrelated infections.
Researchers reported the previously unrecognized circulation of a multidrug-
