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 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.
The FAO and WHO are facing increasing demands for scientific evaluations at a time when there has been a “significant” reduction in donor funding.
The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee
Acceptance of food irradiation appears to be increasing, according to an analysis of previous research.
A total of 27 peer-reviewed articles in English covering 24,474 people in 15 countries
Health officials in Sweden suspect contaminated eggs are behind a Salmonella outbreak in the country.
Seven people from four regions are infected with a type of Salmonella Enteritidis that has
The owner of a burger restaurant linked to a large botulism outbreak in Saudi Arabia in 2024 has gone into liquidation.
The outbreak affected 75 people in Riyadh and one
Almost 50 confirmed E. coli infections and several deaths have been reported in eight nursing homes in a region of Belgium.
In Flanders, it has been confirmed that 48 patients
More than 20 E. coli infections have been reported in two regions of Germany with six children seriously ill.
Information was provided by the State Office for Agriculture, Food Safety
Up to 10 people have been affected in Australia because of the presence of milk in products that are supposed to be dairy free.
Cocobella has recalled all coconut yogurt
About 20 residents of six nursing homes in Belgium have fallen ill after being infected with E. coli.
Local media reported five people had died but it was not certain
Denmark has revealed norovirus caused the most foodborne outbreaks this past year with Salmonella and Campylobacter in joint second.
In 2024, 55 foodborne outbreaks were registered with 1,126 people
Two men have been jailed and another two have received suspended prison sentences in England for diverting unfit meat back into the food chain.
Defendants were convicted earlier this year
