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 Northern Ireland has revealed gaps in knowledge relating to some parts of European Listeria regulation but good compliance with control measures.
Ready-to-eat (RTE) food manufacturers were surveyed
Hilton Foods has disclosed costs of £28 million ($37 million) as part of an incident involving a recall of fish in the United States because of Listeria.
The inventory write-off
Cape Verde officials have insisted that there is no evidence of any outbreak following reported infections in European and U.S. travelers who have been to the country.
Authorities said
The number of suspected frauds reported by countries in Europe declined in February compared to the month before.
Three alerts involved the United States in February with two related to
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has published guidance to help businesses with their food safety management systems as well as detection and control of Listeria.
It was issued
Microbial contamination was the leading cause of Finnish recalls in 2025.
There were 299 recalls in Finland this past year, down slightly from 305 in 2024.
Plans to establish a single food safety regulator have been debated by members of parliament in an Australian state with several amendments put forward.
The Safe Food Victoria Bill 2026
There was a decline in Campylobacter cases in England in 2025 while Salmonella, Listeria and E. coli O157 hardly changed compared to the year before.
Figures recently released by the
More than 6,200 consumer complaints about food safety were submitted to a dedicated service in Belgium in 2025.
The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC)
Salmonella surveillance in meat in Hong Kong has revealed a high prevalence of the pathogen, mainly in pork.
Researchers investigated the prevalence, serotype distribution, antimicrobial resistance patterns, and genetic relationships
