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.
The Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto) is investigating the reasons behind an incorrect Salmonella test result that led to the slaughter of thousands of chickens.
In May, a self-monitoring sample from
Norwegian health officials are investigating the reasons behind a spike in Salmonella cases, which have sickened more than 30 people.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said the number
Fewer people were sick but more died in outbreaks in Switzerland in 2023, largely due to a Listeria outbreak with five fatalities, according to a recent report.
A total of
Sweden has revealed human infection data for 2023, including a large Salmonella outbreak that had major economic consequences and caused a shortage of eggs.
The data comes from a report
According to a recent report, Campylobacter and Listeria infections have increased, but Salmonella and E. coli cases dropped in Ireland in the first three months of 2024.
Campylobacter infections increased
One person has died in an E. coli outbreak in the United Kingdom linked to salad leaves.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) identified two people in England who died
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has analyzed the risk to dogs and cats from eating contaminated raw pet food and the impact on the people who feed them such products.
More detail has been shared about the diagnosis of a patient who fell seriously ill after having almond milk in Australia.
A 61‐year‐old man suffered severe botulism symptoms
Salmonella infections overtook norovirus to become Denmark’s top cause of outbreaks in 2023.
Data from the National Food Institute at the Technical University of Denmark, the Danish Veterinary and
Fourteen deaths have been associated with a multi-country Listeria outbreak linked to fish products that has been ongoing for more than a decade.
There have been 73 Listeria monocytogenes infections
A consumer group in Taiwan looks set to launch a class action lawsuit after a fatal food poisoning outbreak earlier this year.
The incident in March claimed six lives and
The European Commission has changed the level of inspections on various imported products, including pistachios from the United States.
The revised legislation sets the rate of official controls and special
