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’s health and safety unit has published findings from two assessments looking at controls on fish in Mexico and Belgium.
A DG Sante audit in Mexico in
Experts have named norovirus the leading cause of viral foodborne illness, followed by Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E.
Hepatitis A and E viruses were ranked equally but higher compared to
New Zealand has reported a rise in most major foodborne infections in 2022, according to recently published data.
The data comes from EpiSurv, the notifiable disease surveillance system, and the
Researchers have looked into possible reasons for Scotland recording more E. coli O157 infections than England and Wales.
Based on yearly reports from public health agencies, the rate of clinical
According to researchers, at least two patients in a botulism outbreak in France remain in hospital.
The study covered eight individuals from four countries admitted to the intensive care unit
Public health officials in Norway have warned that a severe E. coli outbreak is not over and have urged people to take precautions.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI)
A toned-down version of a major operation targeting unsafe food has revealed the growing problem of relabeling expired food.
Opson Europe, or Opson XII, was coordinated by Europol and occurred
According to a report, the findings of Salmonella in raw meat-based pet food in the United Kingdom have increased again.
The number of positives in 2022 increased from 2021 when
The majority of Codex members are satisfied with the reach and usefulness of Codex texts, according to a survey.
Findings come from the first survey undertaken in 2022 on the
Norovirus caused the most outbreaks and illnesses in 2022, according to the Swedish Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket).
Overall, there were 337 reports of suspected or confirmed foodborne illnesses to the agency
Many infant formula preparation devices do not produce water hot enough to kill harmful bacteria, according to a study by Swansea University scientists.
Powdered infant formula (PIF) is reconstituted into
According to an analysis of pathogens during the coronavirus pandemic, Listeria and E. coli infections returned to expected levels quicker than Salmonella cases.
Researchers looked at the impact of the
