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.
Researchers from Denmark have contributed to the work behind the World Health Organization’s (WHO) updated foodborne illness estimates.
Scientists at DTU National Food Institute helped with scientific advice, methodological
Poor hygiene, unsafe food handling practices, and a reliance on untrained food handlers may be placing vulnerable patients at some psychiatric hospitals at risk of foodborne illnesses, according to researchers
The number of people in the United Kingdom infected by Shigella after going to Cape Verde has increased but no cases have been recorded in recent months.
The UK Health
A judge has ruled that how the Food Standards Agency (FSA) charges the meat industry for controls is unlawful.
According to the High Court judgement, at least some costs were
Added water in fish products and traceability concerns were among the suspected fraud issues raised in April by European countries.
Four alerts mentioned the United States in April including benzoic
Unsafe food is responsible for about 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths a year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
The number of illnesses and deaths show
An Irish survey has revealed low use of a meat thermometer when cooking burgers, sausages or chicken breasts.
Findings prompted Safefood to remind people to use a thermometer to make
Food poisoning has once again been ranked as the most important food safety issue in a survey by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ).
The Consumer Insights Tracker was conducted
A food company in Denmark has been fined for not telling authorities about the detection of Listeria.
Agustson was fined DKK 80,000 ($12,400) by the Danish Food, Agriculture
