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.
More than 30 Hepatitis A infections potentially linked to eating dates are being investigated in the United Kingdom.
Since the start of this year 31 people have fallen ill in
More than 200 people in 11 countries could be part of a Salmonella outbreak across Europe. Investigations to find the source of the Salmonella Braenderup infections are ongoing.
The European
Taking action to prevent foodborne illness is one of the priorities identified by Food Standards Scotland (FSS) as part of its new 5-year strategy.
Reported cases of foodborne disease have
The number of foodborne outbreaks in Switzerland almost halved in 2020 compared to the year before.
Only 13 outbreaks were reported following the consumption of food this past year versus
Danish authorities are investigating Salmonella Braenderup infections that are related to an outbreak in Sweden. In Denmark, 24 people have fallen sick since late March while in Sweden, there are
The World Health Organization (WHO) has opened a public comment period on its draft food safety strategy.
The proposed WHO global strategy for food safety 2022-2030 had input from a
Experts have put together a document with steps to help stakeholders manage food safety risks in traditional markets.
The report contains guidance on the promotion of safe and healthy food
Researchers have been unable to pinpoint what was behind a number of E. coli O55 outbreaks in England between 2014 and 2018.
Over the 5-year period, there were 43 confirmed
A specialist from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has revealed how the authority is using data science to identify emerging risks by using a variety of sources and analytics techniques.
Bacon and other cured pork meats have been identified as risk factors for hepatitis E virus (HEV) in England by researchers.
They found consuming bacon, cured pork meats, and pigs’
France has recorded a historic decrease in acute gastroenteritis that public health officials have linked to measures in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Following the first lockdown because of coronavirus
Great Britain should have introduced checks on European imports beginning in January 2021 to match the position taken by the EU, according to a report.
The Environment, Food and Rural
