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.
The chair of a group that gave advice related to surveillance of pesticides in food in the United Kingdom has hailed the “positive contribution” it made following its final meeting.
Two people have died and almost 500 have been infected in a trio of Salmonella outbreaks in the United Kingdom since 2025.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Food Standards
A Welsh university has secured funding to look at how artificial intelligence (AI) could improve food safety in workplaces and at home.
The Smart Hygiene Intelligence project, led by Dr.
Audits in France and Germany have found meat controls are generally effective but there is room to improve approval procedures and follow-up of non-compliances, according to recently released
Researchers have warned about a rise of Listeria infections in Pakistan and called for public health measures to control and prevent cases.
Human listeriosis is not a notifiable disease and
A survey on audits has revealed they are valued but there is a need to shift perceptions from them being seen as a costly obligation.
Recurring themes were concerns about
An outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections, which resulted in one death, was caused by contaminated home-delivered meals, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
In mid-April 2025,
Scientists have called for toxoplasmosis to be listed as a neglected tropical disease by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The Toxoplasma parasite can cause ocular toxoplasmosis, an eye infection that
