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.
Almost 500 people were sick in a major E. coli outbreak in Germany in 2025, according to recently released figures from a regional State Office for Health and Social Affairs.
Guidelines related to Campylobacter and Salmonella in chicken meat and Listeria monocytogenes in certain foods have been approved at the latest meeting of a global food standards setting body.
The
Ireland’s largest Listeria outbreak and plans to introduce a food hygiene rating system are among the highlights of the Irish food agency’s annual report.
According to the Food
An investigation into a Salmonella outbreak in two regions of Portugal traced to cheese has revealed problems at the production site.
A case–case study suggested fresh cheese as the
There were large foodborne outbreaks of Salmonella and Listeria in Sweden in 2025, according to a report from the Swedish Veterinary Agency (SVA).
A Salmonella outbreak in August 2025 led
The European Commission has assessed histamine controls in fishery products with training highlighted as one of the major problems.
Histamine toxicity, also known as scombroid poisoning, is associated with consumption
The number of issues raised at the latest World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting on food safety showed a continued increase.
Attendees at the June meeting of the WTO Committee on
A Salmonella outbreak in France was likely caused by contaminated eggs from Poland.
Sixteen people fell sick in the Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak, including nine males and seven females. Four people
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published six pieces of research relating to efforts to reduce Campylobacter in chicken meat.
The papers cover interventions applied at slaughterhouses, in the supply
