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.
Prosecutors in Peru are continuing to investigate potential crimes related to the 2024 school food program.
The Prosecutor's Office for Corruption of Officials carried out raids on 13
A case relating to a fatal foodborne botulism outbreak in Russia last year has been sent to court by prosecutors.
The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has approved the
Researchers have explored the first-ever Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak involving the poultry sector in New Zealand.
Salmonella Enteritidis was behind a 2019 outbreak at a restaurant in Auckland. There were 17
Food recalls in Europe and the United Kingdom have gone up again, according to the latest data from Sedgwick’s European Product Safety and Recall Index.
In the third quarter
Five potential European Union countries have had their food safety controls evaluated as part of efforts to align systems with EU requirements.
The reports cover progress in the past 12
A Salmonella outbreak in the UK that has sickened more than 120 people could be linked to imported eggs, according to initial investigations.
The link to eggs was made through
Authorities in Ukraine have uncovered the manufacture and sale of food products made to mimic well-known brands.
Detectives from the Territorial Office of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine (ESBU)
A deadly E. coli outbreak in Germany remains unsolved despite more than 400 people falling ill and three deaths.
In August 2025, an outbreak caused by enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC)
An analysis of major Salmonella types across several countries has revealed they are mainly linked to various livestock sources.
Scientists estimated the contributions of several potential sources of human infection
Fourteen people have been prosecuted in Vietnam as part of a bribery case involving the country’s food safety agency.
An office of the Ministry of Public Security is investigating
Almost 200 people have been sickened in Singapore, prompting authorities to suspend a caterer.
The Communicable Diseases Agency, Singapore Food Agency (SFA), and Early Childhood Development Agency, are investigating six
