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.
Researchers have described how a laboratory handled increased demand during the 2017-2018 listeriosis outbreak in South Africa.
Whole genome sequencing (WGS) and epidemiological data were used to determine the source
Authorities have dismantled an organized crime group trading in adulterated olive oil in Germany and Italy.
The operation named “Oro Giallo” — Yellow gold in English — involving Europol, Eurojust, the NAS
A chipotle chili product was the most likely vehicle of infection in the largest recorded norovirus restaurant outbreak in the United Kingdom, according to researchers.
During October and November 2016,
Almost 70 people have fallen ill in New Zealand with Salmonella infections from alfalfa sprouts.
GSF Fresh New Zealand recalled some of its Pams, Sproutman and Fresh Harvest branded sprout
Officials with the French public health agency have revised down the number of cases in an E. coli outbreak linked to raw milk cheese. Federal law in France does not
The Food Standards Agency is ready for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union with a new approach to understand risk and more surveillance, according to the authority’s
GENEVA — A lack of transparency is the Achilles heel of food safety, according to the deputy commissioner for food policy and response at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Authorities in the United States have confirmed the country did receive a “small” amount of raw cow’s milk cheese that has been linked to an E. coli O26 outbreak
Danish officials are investigating an outbreak of Yersinia after 18 people fell ill in March.
Statens Serum Institut, a public health research institute, reported the source of infection is still
Officials are investigating an outbreak of Hepatitis A in Sweden related to dates from Iran that are suspected to be the source of the infections.
Since the end of February,
Canada is one of a number of countries that has received raw milk cheese linked to an outbreak of E. coli O26 in France.
French authorities reported 13 cases of
GENEVA — The World Health Organization’s leaders say it will help countries estimate their respective foodborne disease burdens.
Kazuaki Miyagishima, director of food safety and zoonoses and foodborne diseases at
