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 poultry company in England has disclosed how a Salmonella contamination incident will likely cost it £2.1 million ($2.8 million).
Between March 23 and April 10 this year,
The number of E. coli O157 cases has remained stable but non-O157 infections went up in England in 2025 compared to the year before.
Figures published by the UK
China has reported a significant rise in mushroom poisonings and the number of people sick in them in 2025 compared to the year before.
Poisoning incidents and patients reached a
Global supply chains and online marketplaces are adding to incident complexity, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
FSA was notified of 2,073 food and feed safety incidents in
More than 40 cases of a serious condition that can develop after an E. coli infection were reported in 2025 in Italy.
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a severe complication
The health risk posed by meat processed by a company under investigation in the Netherlands is “negligible,” according to an assessment.
The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA)
This is Part 2 of a 3-part series
Researchers have detailed four Vibrio outbreaks in New Zealand that affected 117 people with 43 hospitalizations.
In many places, including New
The Netherlands has released figures on the number of people sickened by various pathogens and in outbreaks in 2025.
There were 4,279 people sick in 1,142 outbreaks and
Current hepatitis E virus knowledge in Ireland is limited, creating uncertainty in assessing the risk related to the consumption of pork products.
Despite the lack of information, the Food Safety
This is part 1 of a 3-part series.
An unlicensed meat producer and poor hygiene at a restaurant played a role in a Salmonella outbreak in an Australian state,
Bongkrekic acid and the illegal use of a substance to give the appearance of fish freshness were examples of emerging risks discussed in a recent report about problems in Europe
