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.
Reports of most major pathogens increased in Switzerland in 2024 and the country continued to battle a serious Listeria outbreak.
The Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO) reported that
A survey in Australia and New Zealand has found food poisoning was the most important food safety issue for consumers in 2024.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand’s (FSANZ) Consumer
Food recall statistics in Finland show the number of recalls exceeded 300 in 2024.
According to data collected by the Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto) and recently published, there were 305
Two agencies in the United Kingdom have raised concerns about local authority resources and the number of samples being taken for food safety testing.
Findings come from a report by
Four new trade topics were discussed at the latest World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting on food safety.
Attendees at the June meeting of the WTO Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary
The number of incidents handled by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has remained stable but the authority has warned investigations are getting more complex.
The FSA was notified of 1,
New Zealand recorded an increase in recalls in 2024 with a major incident involving Salmonella in sesame seeds.
The recall of imported sesame seeds with the potential to cause salmonellosis
The number of children sick in an outbreak mainly affecting Germany and Austria has increased to almost 100.
The Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) reported illnesses were
More than 100 people have fallen sick in France as part of a Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs.
Surveillance of salmonellosis and the identification of common sources by Santé publique
A European agency has started a campaign to raise awareness and protect consumers from fake food and beverages.
The European Union Intellectual Property Office’s (EUIPO) “What’s on your
The head of food safety at the World Food Programme (WFP) has shared the challenges of ensuring food is safe when working in remote areas and sourcing items locally.
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has held two meetings recently looking at chemicals in water and the use of foresight in food safety.
The water
