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.
More than 130 people are sick in France as part of a Yersinia outbreak linked to a raw milk goat’s cheese brand.
France has 133 cases, while Belgium, Norway,
More than 35 people have fallen sick in an E. coli outbreak in the United Kingdom.
The Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) outbreak has had 36 cases across the UK
China’s concerns about a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) import alert was one of six new issues discussed at a recent World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting.
Delegates
Figures from Belgium show the number of outbreaks and people sick in them declined in 2023.
The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain’s (FASFC) annual report
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
