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.
Limited progress has been made in Austria on improving the system to reduce microbiological contamination of food of non-animal origin (FNAO), according to DG Sante.
The unit responsible for the
Fines have increased for organizations sentenced for food safety and hygiene offenses following the introduction of new guidelines in England and Wales.
An impact assessment of guidelines by the Sentencing
More eggs have been recalled in Australia as authorities continue to investigate a Salmonella outbreak.
Synergy Produce Pty Ltd recalled Southern Highland Organic Eggs 300-gram (six-pack) and 700-gram (12 pack)
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Johannesburg — The daughter in law of a woman who died due to listeriosis has told of the devastating impact the loss has had on the family.
The European Commission has said it is prepared for the impact a no deal scenario in the Brexit negotiations would have on food safety.
The United Kingdom held a referendum
Cross-contamination in a laboratory was at fault for the finding of a finished product positive for Salmonella, according to a study.
In 2013, during a routine analysis of food samples,
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Johannesburg — A woman whose daughter died due to listeriosis weeks after she had a miscarriage has described her as the sunshine in their lives.
Sonette Clack
Separate testing in Finland and Switzerland detected Listeria monocytogenes in a variety of products last year but no samples contained the pathogen at levels above legal limits.
The Finland customs
Official controls on food sold over the Internet are still limited, according to a report from the European Commission.
Controls of food sold online were limited and mainly focused on
The ECDC has identified a link between an outbreak of nine Listeria cases in Denmark and nine more infections between 2014 and 2018 in four other countries.
The European Centre
Denmark found Salmonella in 2.7 percent of chicken flocks that lay eggs last year which is above the limit set by the European Commission to qualify for special conditions.
More than half of 145 restaurants lacked routines to ensure the microbiological quality of not thoroughly cooked burgers, according to Swedish authorities.
The purpose of a survey last year by
