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.
Higher numbers of most foodborne infections were recorded this past year, according to figures from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI).
In 2022, the incidence of several infectious diseases
Scientists have given a preview of a forthcoming publication on the use of Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) in food safety.
The World Health Organization (WHO) will launch a guide in
Codex standards play a vital role in ensuring food safety, according to the USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety.
José Emilio Esteban said standards set in Codex are science-based
Researchers have proposed a radical shift in how food safety is looked at in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
They said the top-down focus of efforts to build food safety
The number of food and beverage recalls in Europe went up in the first few months of 2023, according to an analysis.
Data comes from Sedgwick brand protection’s latest
Unsafe food may sometimes only lead to mild acute symptoms but it can also cause chronic illness like cancers, or affect nutritional intake, according to experts.
A webinar was held
Ways to help measure and develop a food safety culture and apply it in practice have been published by an industry group.
The document was created by the food safety
So-called risky foods have been found on menus of healthcare facilities in Germany and Italy, according to a study published this spring.
Products that may present a risk to vulnerable
Salmonella continued to lead incidents involving a global food safety network, according to the latest data.
The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) was part of 47 alerts from January
The European Commission’s health and safety unit has revealed progress has been made in India’s controls of Salmonella in sesame seeds but more needs to be done.
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An increase in a type of E. coli over the past decade has prompted scientists to warn of an emerging threat to public health in England.
While part of the
Moldovan authorities are investigating potential cases of corruption connected to the country’s food safety agency.
In late March, the National Anticorruption Center carried out searches at the Giurgiulești Border
