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.
World Food Safety Day was held on June 7. In this article, Food Safety News looks at some of the ways different regions and stakeholders marked the occasion.
On June
Dietary exposure to inorganic arsenic represents a major problem, according to an analysis of foodborne chemicals.
In 2021, nine foodborne chemicals caused 6.26 million cases and 1.12 million
Example E. coli and Salmonella outbreaks are included in a review by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) of health risks that could occur in the next few years.
The
The chair of the group behind revised foodborne illness figures has hailed the “encouraging” progress in reducing infections but warned that the burden is still “significant.”
Speaking on a webinar
Researchers from Denmark have contributed to the work behind the World Health Organization’s (WHO) updated foodborne illness estimates.
Scientists at DTU National Food Institute helped with scientific advice, methodological
Poor hygiene, unsafe food handling practices, and a reliance on untrained food handlers may be placing vulnerable patients at some psychiatric hospitals at risk of foodborne illnesses, according to researchers
The number of people in the United Kingdom infected by Shigella after going to Cape Verde has increased but no cases have been recorded in recent months.
The UK Health
A judge has ruled that how the Food Standards Agency (FSA) charges the meat industry for controls is unlawful.
According to the High Court judgement, at least some costs were
