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.
Salmonella has been confirmed at two nursing homes in Sweden with 45 people sick.
Infection traceback work is ongoing to find the source. Management of the incident includes officials in
Danish officials are trying to find the source of a Listeria outbreak that has sickened five people.
During August and September, five cases of Listeria monocytogenes have been registered at
More than 40 people have been infected with a rare strain of Salmonella in Austria.
The Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) said 49 sick people come from
The latest report on food fraud in Europe has been released and includes suspected cases of adulteration and problems with traceability. Such fraud can lead to food safety issues.
There
Australia, Canada and Ireland have recently made financial contributions to a program that helps other countries improve food safety.
Australia is providing $4 million (U.S. $2.6 million) through
A bill has been put forward in the United Kingdom to make guidance about the risks of methanol poisoning clear in travel advice after the deaths of several people, including
Britain is sleepwalking through its biggest food safety crisis since the horse meat scandal, according to a report on meat smuggling.
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee said it
An Australian woman has been sentenced to life in prison for serving her relatives a meal that included death cap mushrooms.
Erin Patterson, aged 50, also received a non-parole period
Another 50 cases have been added to a multi-country Salmonella outbreak in Europe and the United States, taking the total number of people sick to more than 300.
From January
German officials have revealed a rare type of E. coli is responsible for a serious outbreak in the country.
The National Reference Center (NRZ) for Salmonella and other bacterial enteritis
A survey in Germany has revealed most people are familiar with raw milk but hardly any are concerned about associated health risks.
Two-thirds of consumers have heard of it but
Dutch authorities have completed an investigation into cannabis in candy that prompted Haribo to issue a recall.
The Public Prosecution Service (Openbaar Ministerie) said no criminal prosecution will be filed.
