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.
Belgium has recorded an increase in outbreaks and illnesses in 2024 compared to the year before.
In 2024, 777 outbreaks were notified: 4,248 people were affected and 205 were
More than 20 people have been infected with the hepatitis A virus after eating at a restaurant in Norway.
So far, 22 cases have been linked to the food service
Police in Poland have arrested a man suspected of threatening to contaminate food unless he was paid a ransom in Bitcoin.
The Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime (CBZC) helped gather
Scientists have warned of an ongoing increase of Salmonella infections in the Netherlands linked to the egg laying hen sector.
Since mid-2023, the country has experienced a sustained increase in
The number of potential frauds reported in Europe went up in June compared to the month before.
Reports by European countries reached 164 in June 2025, up from 129 in
A network that is trying to tackle the main foodborne risks in the United Kingdom has received further funding.
The Food Safety Research Network (FSRN) is hosted by the Quadram
Researchers have described a confirmed case of infant botulism linked to peanut butter that occurred in the United Kingdom in May 2024.
A 6-month-old infant was hospitalized after being given
Reported outbreaks fell in 2024 in Austria but the number of people requiring hospitalization doubled compared to the year before, according to recently released data.
In 2024, 34 foodborne outbreaks
Four people have fallen sick after consuming a type of egg product supplement in the United Kingdom.
Public Health Scotland is leading the probe into a cluster of multidrug resistant
Tighter controls for Salmonella on tahini and halva from Syria are among changes made by the European Commission to checks on imported products.
The revised legislation sets the rate of
A review has revealed foodborne botulism is uncommon in the United Kingdom but its seriousness means there is a critical need for continued surveillance.
Botulism is a rare but life-threatening
Authorities in Turkey have found three companies guilty of breaching competition laws.
The Turkish Competition Authority (Rekabet Kurumu) recently concluded an investigation involving five private food control laboratories.
The case
