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.
Norway has reported two cases that are part of a botulism outbreak in Spain, bringing the number of people affected to 11.
There is a link between patients and different
Changes to sampling requirements at low-throughput slaughterhouses are unlikely to result in a significant shift in the number of Campylobacter cases in the UK, according to a report.
Researchers did
According to recently released data, the number of outbreaks and people sick in them increased in Austria in 2022.
28 foodborne outbreaks were reported in 2022, eight more than in
Most hospitals and social care sites are aware of Listeria guidance from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) but an analysis has found several challenges around implementation.
In a 2019 outbreak
Controls in EU countries on bivalve mollusks are not always adequate to protect consumer health, according to the European Commission.
Bivalve mollusks include mussels, clams, oysters, and scallops. France, Spain,
More than 70 people have fallen sick in the United Kingdom with Cyclospora infections after visiting Mexico.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it has identified an increase of
Three Salmonella outbreaks in Austria have been linked to chicken meat from Poland.
A total of 27 people have fallen sick and one has died in the trio of Salmonella
The company linked to a botulism outbreak in Spain has restarted production after a series of inspections.
Five confirmed and four probable cases of botulism have been reported from June
German officials appear to have solved a multi-year Listeria outbreak.
Robert Koch Institute (RKI) scientists assigned 11 notified listeriosis patients to the incident. Despite the risk of Listeria from smoked
According to a study, the Salmonella prevalence on tested foods on sale in the United Kingdom was low but highest for imported frozen chicken.
Researchers from the Quadram Institute and
Climate change is expected to lead to an increase in foodborne infections and presents a growing public health risk in Germany, according to scientists.
One of a series of articles,
A slight increase in the incidence of listeriosis in Finland has been seen in the past 10 years, according to scientists.
The incidence of invasive listeriosis in Finland is higher
