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 World Health Organization (WHO) has unveiled a new partner to support efforts to estimate the burden of foodborne diseases.
The Research Group for Risk Benefit at the DTU National
Argentina has recorded almost 100 confirmed foodborne botulism cases in the past six years.
The analysis of botulism is based on data from the National Surveillance System (SNVS 2.0)
A report has provided details on the number of enforcement actions and border controls as well as food hygiene and food standards inspections in England, Wales, and Scotland.
It includes
An audit in Italy has found sprouted seeds being produced by unregistered companies and a lack of enforcement by authorities.
A Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG Sante) audit
Ireland has seen an increase in E. coli, Listeria and Campylobacter infections according to recently released data.
Figures come from a report published by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC)