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.
An evaluation of domestic refrigerator temperatures has led to an update of guidance on shelf-life studies.
Work by scientists at the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and
At least 60 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections are being investigated in Latvia.
The country’s Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC) has been providing regular updates on
Sweden has published data on the number of people that were affected by major pathogens such as Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. coli, and Listeria in 2024.
Data from Folkhälsomyndigheten (the Public
The majority of people in the Czech Republic trust food sold in the country to be safe but at least a fifth struggle with basic food handling rules.
Findings come
Four men and a business have been convicted in England after diverting meat unfit for human consumption back into the food chain.
Three men pled guilty, and one man and
England saw an increase in Campylobacter and Salmonella reports from 2022 to 2024, according to recently released information.
The data comes from the UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) first
More than 40 children were sickened in a Salmonella outbreak in France in 2024 that was traced to raw milk cheese.
In late March 2024, three cases of salmonellosis were
Scientists have studied E. coli cases in Ireland to try and gain new insights into factors associated with serious infections.
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infection can cause potentially fatal
A report on Ireland’s controls on horses and food safety has made several recommendations to improve the system with the relevant authority pledging to make changes.
Professor Paddy Wall,
More than 50 people fell ill across the United Kingdom as part of a Salmonella outbreak in 2024.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) investigated a cluster of Salmonella Blockley
Various new and ongoing trade issues were discussed at a recent World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting that also covered the picture of notifications in 2024.
Attendees at the March meeting
Almost 30 people have fallen ill and three have died in a multi-year Listeria outbreak being investigated in Denmark.
There are two different Listeria types linked to Polar Salmon Hjerting
