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.
Consumer exposure to inorganic arsenic in food raises health concerns such as skin cancer, according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
In a risk assessment, EFSA considered the increase
The FAO is attempting to raise awareness and understanding of early warning tools and systems in food safety to support their wider use.
Early warning systems play a role in
Whole genome sequencing (WGS) by companies in Norway will likely be used for certain samples or in particular situations instead of all the time, according to a report.
The report
The number of incidents involving a global food safety network dropped slightly in the third quarter of 2023.
The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) was part of 46 alerts
Czech controls on olive oil have found two-thirds of samples were non-compliant.
The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (SZPI) focused on the quality of olive oils on the domestic
A study of Salmonella in horses in Italy has uncovered an outbreak that affected 17 people.
From June to November 2021, 146 horses, five donkeys, and one mule were tested
FAO and WHO have published two complete reports on microbial hazards in fruits and vegetables and measures to control Salmonella in poultry meat.
The first UN Food and Agriculture Organization
The European Commission’s health and safety unit has published two reports assessing controls on food of non-animal origin (FNAO) in Germany and Greece.
An audit in Germany in June
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has expressed concern that local authorities do not have the resources to deliver food controls.
Local authorities are responsible for enforcing compliance with food safety
Long-awaited checks on imports from Europe by the United Kingdom and World Food Safety Day are among the highlights for the coming year.
2024 marks 45 years since the launch
One person has died in a Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) outbreak in the United Kingdom, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
UKHSA, Public Health Scotland (PHS), and
An outbreak of E. coli has sickened at least 30 people in the United Kingdom.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA), Food Standards Scotland (FSS), and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
