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 number of food recalls in Australia has gone up while several food safety projects and regulations are being worked on, according to FSANZ’s annual report.
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has dropped some proposed plans as part of updating food hygiene controls following a consultation.
Several stakeholders raised concerns about a new scoring system and
The problem of unsafe food has yet to get the global attention and resources it deserves, according to an expert cited in a new film.
The U.S. Agency for
Germany has reported an increase in outbreaks and people sick in them.
In 2022, the Robert Koch-Institut (RKI) and Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) received slightly
Supermarkets in the United Kingdom have reported mixed Campylobacter in chicken results for the first two quarters of 2023.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) maximum target level is up to
Scientists in the United Kingdom have reported an ongoing nationwide increase in cases of cryptosporidiosis.
The rise in infections was first noted in August and is mainly due to Cryptosporidium
Sixteen countries, including the United States, have reported Salmonella infections in an outbreak linked to chicken meat that has affected more than 300 people.
Chicken and chicken meat products such
According to researchers, the rate of severe complications after E. coli infection has remained mainly stable over several years but increased in Ireland.
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a rare
A European court has ruled as part of a Dutch case involving Salmonella detection in poultry and when repeat testing can be undertaken.
The request for a preliminary ruling covered
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
