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 framework has been produced to help African countries implement the WHO’s strategy on food safety.
The World Health Organization (WHO) African region is estimated to have the highest
Revised foodborne illness figures from the World Health Organization (WHO) are the main thing to watch out for in 2025.
There are also new regulatory requirements around Campylobacter in Europe
Food control monitoring in Germany has revealed potential pathogens in vegan cheese and Listeria in smoked salmon.
Findings were presented at the annual conference of the Federal Office of Consumer
A rare illness in Belgium that affected nine people was likely spread after the initial patient ate pork while abroad several years earlier.
Human cysticercosis results from ingesting Taenia solium
Scientists have detailed the process of linking a major E. coli outbreak in the United Kingdom to lettuce.
In May 2024, public health agencies and laboratories identified an increase in
Pesticide residues dominate the latest batch of changes made by the European Commission to the level of inspections on imported products.
The revised legislation sets the rate of official controls
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Hands-up if you had bongkrekic acid, botulism, and supplements on your bingo card as being the things that would cause significant outbreaks in 2024. It is fair to say,
Icelandic officials have revealed that 17 people were affected in a Salmonella outbreak from January to May 2024.
The outbreak control team (OCT) had representatives from the Chief Epidemiologist, local
A global food standards setting agency has supported guidance on several topics to try and improve food safety, including traditional markets and ciguatera.
The United Nations food standards body, the
Suspected or confirmed cases of Norovirus and Yersinia will soon have to be reported to government health officials by laboratories in England.
The move is part of a decision to
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has revealed some of the main food hygiene mistakes made by consumers.
The Consumer Insights Tracker is a monthly survey conducted by YouGov with 2,
The system of controls in Canada for fish sent to Europe has the potential to work well but an assessment has revealed a low frequency of sampling and inspections reduces
