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 recently created African food safety authority is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2026.
The Africa Food Safety Agency (AfFSA) will be part of the African
Researchers have assessed the impact of processing on the presence and transfer of antimicrobial resistant bacteria on chicken meat.
Findings showed that while Campylobacter and E. coli were present in
A review of the Irish food agency has found it is doing a good job but data sharing could be better and emerging issues are likely to pose new challenges.
Companies in the food industry in the United Kingdom have been urged to make sure they are prepared for upcoming legislation around fraud.
Under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency
The Irish food agency has opened a public consultation to get views on the creation of a national food hygiene rating system.
Food hygiene rating scores provide customers with information
Public health officials in the United Kingdom are investigating an outbreak involving a rare type of Salmonella that has sickened 25 people, including 13 young children.
The UK Health Security
Foodborne outbreaks declined in Norway in 2024, but the number of people sick in them increased, mainly because of one of the largest Salmonella outbreaks in decades.
More outbreaks led
Campylobacter and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) reports went up in Malta in 2024, according to the latest figures.
Data comes from an annual report published by the Infectious Disease
An inquiry into bottled water manufacturers in France has criticized authorities for allowing Nestlé to use prohibited treatments.
A total of 28 recommendations were made, aimed at securing the quality
Mushroom poisoning cases have risen in China but the number of deaths went down slightly in 2024 compared to the year before.
In 2024, the Chinese Center for Disease Control
The number of food safety alerts exchanged between European member states went up in 2024.
The Alert and Cooperation Network (ACN) includes the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed
More than 2,000 cases of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) were reported in England in 2022, an increase of almost 80 percent from the year before.
According to the
