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.
Two final reports on controls measures for E. coli and for Listeria in ready-to-eat food have been unveiled by FAO and WHO.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Food
A fatal Listeria outbreak in the United Kingdom has been traced to a salmon-smoking processing factory in Scotland.
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) have now
A brand of spinach has been recalled in Australia after being linked to more than 50 illnesses.
New South Wales (NSW) Health said there are 47 people in the state
Salmonella caused the most outbreaks and outbreak-related illnesses but Listeria was behind the most deaths in Europe in 2021, according to a new report.
Salmonella accounted for almost 20 percent
Measures taken by Estonian authorities following a Listeria outbreak have improved the fish control system, according to the European Commission.
A remote DG Sante audit, in October 2020, looked at
The number of foodborne infections in Europe went up in 2021 but is still below figures from before the Coronavirus pandemic, according to a report.
The drop compared to pre-pandemic
Animal by-products, origin declarations, and potatoes are some of the topics on the radar of the National Food Crime Unit (NFCU), according to the agency’s annual update.
Major risks
Three people fell ill after drinking pasteurized milk from a farm in England in 2021, according to recent study results.
The Cryptosporidium parvum outbreak was linked to milk from a
The cost of a recall and plant closure due to Salmonella contamination is to be more than initially predicated, according to Strauss Group.
The company updated the estimated damage to
A Salmonella outbreak initially reported in Norway has grown and now is also affecting Sweden.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said 58 people are sick in the Salmonella
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has conceded some work it had planned will be delayed or not done at all but has insisted a focus on reducing foodborne disease will
The source of a norovirus outbreak that affected more than 200 people in an Australian state was likely an ill food handler, according to researchers.
In November 2021, the Australian
