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.
About 20 residents of six nursing homes in Belgium have fallen ill after being infected with E. coli.
Local media reported five people had died but it was not certain
Denmark has revealed norovirus caused the most foodborne outbreaks this past year with Salmonella and Campylobacter in joint second.
In 2024, 55 foodborne outbreaks were registered with 1,126 people
Two men have been jailed and another two have received suspended prison sentences in England for diverting unfit meat back into the food chain.
Defendants were convicted earlier this year
Researchers looking at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic have revealed major differences between how countries monitor infections.
The study emphasized the substantial differences in transmission routes, surveillance, notification and
The restaurant linked to a hepatitis A outbreak in Norway has reopened.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said there are 38 patients with probable connection to the outbreak,
There is a low rate of bacterial contamination in frozen berries, according to a study in Switzerland.
However, researchers warned that such products may pose a risk if they are
A Salmonella outbreak linked to food served in hospitals in Gran Canaria has affected 17 people.
The Ministry of Health reported that nine patients were being treated at Gran Canaria
Public Health Wales has advised farmers holding lamb-feeding events to limit offering close contact with animals.
The advice was issued after a report on a large Cryptosporidium outbreak among people
European sanitary and phytosanitary rules have been described as a “clear red line” as part of trade negotiations with the United States.
An EU-US joint statement said the two parties
New Zealand has reported E. coli, Clostridium perfringens and Vibrio outbreaks in recent months.
An outbreak of acute gastroenteritis associated with a food business was reported in Auckland in June.
Contaminated rice was the source of an outbreak in China caused by a rare pathogen.
Bacillus paranthracis belongs to the Bacillus cereus group. However, globally reported outbreaks remain rare and
Researchers have detailed the largest Salmonella outbreak in Norway since the 1980s and highlighted the need for improved detection methods.
The outbreak from October to December 2024 involved four serovars:
