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 survey has shown how rising prices are prompting people to take more food safety risks in an attempt to save money, according to recently released research.
The Food Standards
The European Commission has published long-awaited plans to update the rules around Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat (RTE) foods.
The draft regulation removes a section about the absence of Listeria in
Two studies have been published looking at Toxoplasma in Spanish dry-cured meat products and in meat of adult sheep.
Toxoplasmosis is an infection caused by Toxoplasma gondii. Transmission has been
New Zealand Food Safety has advised people not to consume a brand of unpasteurized, raw fruit juice as the company behind the products was not registered.
The agency said it
Audits in Luxembourg and Hungary have found positives in the system for meat controls but also areas that need addressing in both countries.
The DG Sante audit in Luxembourg in
Researchers say current guidance on excluding children with E. coli from childcare does not need to be changed despite the recording of more non-O157 cases.
According to the researchers, excluding
According to an analysis, the disease burden and associated costs caused by selected pathogens in the Netherlands increased in 2022.
Each year, RIVM investigates how many people become sick or
A global food standards-setting body has made progress on a range of issues, including E. coli in sprouts and vegetables, Vibrio in seafood, and food hygiene in traditional markets.
The
A survey on habits and beliefs around food hygiene has found some people wash raw chicken before cooking and others check their phones while preparing food.
Ipsos interviewed 2,231
The majority of issues discussed at a recent World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting had previously been raised, and only four new topics were discussed.
Delegates at the March meeting of
Representatives from the poultry meat sector in Poland have responded to reports in the United Kingdom about the risk of Salmonella in products.
Broadcaster ITV and The Bureau of Investigative
Researchers in Slovenia have detailed a case of food fraud that posed risks to public health.
The incident involved the illegal use of sulfites in meat preparations and ground (minced)
