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.
Scientists have described how text message surveillance helped discover several Salmonella outbreaks.
Researchers in Australia trialed several methods to contact notified salmonellosis cases to collect information on exposures and risks,
More than 220 suspected frauds were reported in Europe in October, potentially triggering investigations in member states.
There were 223 reports in October, compared to 164 in September, 166 in
A Korean agency has been chosen as the first center that will focus on food safety emergencies for the World Health Organization.
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS)
Prosecutors in Peru are continuing to investigate potential crimes related to the 2024 school food program.
The Prosecutor's Office for Corruption of Officials carried out raids on 13
A case relating to a fatal foodborne botulism outbreak in Russia last year has been sent to court by prosecutors.
The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has approved the
Researchers have explored the first-ever Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak involving the poultry sector in New Zealand.
Salmonella Enteritidis was behind a 2019 outbreak at a restaurant in Auckland. There were 17
Food recalls in Europe and the United Kingdom have gone up again, according to the latest data from Sedgwick’s European Product Safety and Recall Index.
In the third quarter
Five potential European Union countries have had their food safety controls evaluated as part of efforts to align systems with EU requirements.
The reports cover progress in the past 12
A Salmonella outbreak in the UK that has sickened more than 120 people could be linked to imported eggs, according to initial investigations.
The link to eggs was made through
Authorities in Ukraine have uncovered the manufacture and sale of food products made to mimic well-known brands.
Detectives from the Territorial Office of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine (ESBU)
A deadly E. coli outbreak in Germany remains unsolved despite more than 400 people falling ill and three deaths.
In August 2025, an outbreak caused by enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC)
