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.
Public knowledge of antimicrobial resistance has risen in the United Kingdom in the past few years but is still low, according to a survey.
A consumer survey was carried out
A Dutch broadcaster has revealed authorities had previously warned a company behind a fatal Listeria outbreak about problems with shelf life studies.
RTL Nieuws reported the findings after requesting documents
Laboratory reporting of norovirus in England was impacted more than Campylobacter by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study.
Researchers investigated the link between lab reporting of the two pathogens,
An evaluation of food irradiation rules in Europe has found legislation is unlikely to have much impact on use because of a decline driven by industry and consumer fears, despite
Researchers have evaluated Belgium’s surveillance system for Salmonella infections and the potential role of whole genome sequencing.
Surveillance of salmonellosis in Belgium depends on voluntary referral of human Salmonella
More than 30 people were part of an E. coli outbreak in the United Kingdom linked to salad in sandwiches in 2019, according to a study.
It was the first
A report has shown how the regulation of novel foods and genetically modified organisms is different around the world.
Research published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) looked at international
Two people have died in Finland as investigations into a Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) outbreak continue.
The National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has received nine reports of
Almost half of the new trade issues discussed in a WTO committee in 2020 mentioned food safety, according to a report on the meeting.
Of the 36 new specific trade
Europol and DG Sante have remained silent on Croatian media reports that horse meat was found being sold as veal in the country.
Local media reported the findings had been
The number of food and feed risk notices reported by EU countries to the European Commission fell by more than 6 percent in 2020, according to an annual report.
In
Nearly 200 people across the United Kingdom are part of a Salmonella outbreak linked to pork scratching products.
There have been 179 reported cases of Salmonella Infantis since September 2020,
