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 European Commission has opened a call for evidence relating to food and feed safety legislation.
The move is in response to stakeholders and member states asking for reduced administrative
German officials are continuing to battle a serious E. coli outbreak that may have sickened more than 120 people.
In total, 121 patients are linked to the outbreak. Of these,
A Salmonella outbreak in nursing homes in a region of Sweden has been connected to a larger national outbreak linked to eggs.
An analysis by the Public Health Agency of
Smoked fish products in England have a relatively low prevalence of Listeria but have been associated with illnesses, according to a study recently published.
Researchers encouraged manufacturers of smoked fish
A company in England has been fined for failing to promptly tell authorities it was working with high-hazard infectious agents.
Lab 21 Healthcare, a company that operated a high-
Danish authorities have linked a Listeria outbreak to a brand of ready-to-eat fish cakes.
Five people have been infected by the same type of Listeria since mid-August.
A survey in India has revealed that more than eight in 10 people are concerned about food safety.
The PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) survey in January and February included 1,031 participants
The Victorian Government in Australia has announced a new food safety agency in an attempt to create a more streamlined regulatory system.
Initial reaction from two dairy industry groups against
A network in the Netherlands formed to identify emerging food safety risks has revealed the key topics from discussions in 2024.
Examples include refrigerator and freezer temperatures and storage practices
Salmonella has been confirmed at two nursing homes in Sweden with 45 people sick.
Infection traceback work is ongoing to find the source. Management of the incident includes officials in
Danish officials are trying to find the source of a Listeria outbreak that has sickened five people.
During August and September, five cases of Listeria monocytogenes have been registered at
More than 40 people have been infected with a rare strain of Salmonella in Austria.
The Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) said 49 sick people come from
