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.
According to a report by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS), a lack of resources and staff shortages continue to threaten food standards.
The review analyzes
Public Health Scotland (PHS) has shared data revealing the number of outbreaks and illnesses caused by different pathogens in 2022 and 2023.
Surveillance of outbreaks in Scotland was suspended due
An investigation into related Salmonella infections in the United Kingdom has revealed multiple vehicles and pathways of infection.
Following an outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium in Wales in 2021, which was
Australia is proposing changes to food safety requirements for several imported foods.
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has opened a consultation on the plans that cover dates, melons,
A food sampling exercise found limited safety concerns but problems with declared meat content and added water.
Findings come from a survey published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), which
Almost 550 people were hospitalized in Vietnam earlier this year after a Salmonella outbreak linked to a type of sandwich sold at a bakery.
The outbreak occurred in Dong Nai
Germany has been hit hardest in a multi-country Salmonella outbreak linked to rocket from Italy.
As of late September, there are 98 cases in Germany. The Robert Koch Institut (RKI)
A major Listeria outbreak in Switzerland has sickened more than 30 since 2022 and seven people have died.
The first case was reported in April 2022, and the outbreak peak
An analysis by the European Commission has found national authorities are largely doing enough to ensure companies are complying with the rules, but there are areas for improvement.
A report
A Codex committee has made progress on guidelines for preventing and controlling food fraud.
The draft guidance has been sent to the Codex Alimentarius Commission for adoption, which will meet
The number of outbreaks and people sick in them in the Netherlands has gone down compared to the previous year, according to statistics recently reported.
In 2023, 911 outbreaks were
An analysis has revealed that self-reported illness appears to have increased when restrictions related to the Coronavirus pandemic were lifted.
The findings come from two reports published by the Food
