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.
A regional court in the Netherlands has found there are issues at a food company but they are not serious enough for it to be shut down. Implicated chia seed
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has allowed some pet food to be made in the same plant as food for human consumption.
In 2018, the FSA ran a public consultation
A significant proportion of listeriosis cases in Germany are caused by eating smoked or cured salmon products, according to the Robert Koch-Institut (RKI).
A total of 22 cross-federal state outbreaks
Food safety advice for pregnant women has been updated in New Zealand including changes to fish, certain cheeses and pasteurized dairy products.
The focus is Listeria monocytogenes, Toxoplasma gondii, methylmercury
An investigation by officials in New Zealand has traced the source of several Listeria infections to a meat supplier.
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)’s New Zealand Food Safety
Norway has opted not to change the rules around the sale of unpasteurized, raw milk to protect consumer health.
In 2017, the Ministry of Health and Care Services commissioned the
A high number of Campylobacter infections and more cases of Salmonella infection linked to foods of non-animal origin have been identified in Sweden during a 10-year period, according to a
Food testing has decreased in recent years because of budget and resource pressures and some local authorities do little or none of it, according to FSA research.
The Food Standards
The European Commission is developing steps to be followed in times of a crisis based on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The contingency plan is a set of procedures
Nine people died in China after eating food contaminated with 20 to 30 times the lethal dose of a toxin, according to a study.
In October 2020, nine people in
Food delivery firms Deliveroo and Uber Eats are allowing businesses with 2 food hygiene ratings to be listed on their platforms.
The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) in England, Wales
A plan to transform the food environment in India that includes improving food safety and hygiene has been named as a winner of an international award.
Eat Right India was
