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.
Researchers from Germany, Belgium, and Spain have presented their work on solving outbreaks and pathogen-specific questions at a European meeting.
The European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE)
A botulism outbreak was one of the most serious issues handled by a Spanish food alert system in 2023.
The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) uses the
Experts have shared findings from Cryptosporidium, Listeria, Trichinella, and Salmonella outbreaks at an event in Europe.
Among presentations at the European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE) was
Vulnerable groups in Germany have been advised not to eat a type of raw meat spread after testing revealed the presence of pathogens.
The Federal Office for Consumer Protection and
India introduced more than half of the new trade concerns debated at a recent World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting.
Attendees at the November meeting of the WTO Committee on Sanitary
Scientists have said applying a technique often used to assess the disease burden by pathogens to chemicals is “feasible but complicated.”
The Dutch National Institute for Public Health and Environment
France has reported a decline in cases of a serious condition that can develop after an E. coli infection.
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a severe complication associated with E.
One person has died in a multi-country Salmonella outbreak linked to salad from Italy.
A foodborne outbreak with about 200 Salmonella Umbilo cases occurred between July and September 2024 in
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has explained its role in investigating the case of a woman who died following an E. coli infection after being criticized in a coroner’
A draft food safety law proposing several changes to current requirements has been presented to government officials in Singapore.
The Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment introduced the Food Safety
A multi-country Salmonella outbreak in Europe linked to tomatoes from Italy has sickened more than 250 people.
From January 2023 to November 2024, 266 confirmed cases of Salmonella Strathcona have
Scientists have shared details of how they are going about updating foodborne infection figures that will be published by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2025.
As part of the
