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.
At least 90 people have been affected and three have died in a major Listeria outbreak in Italy.
The Ministry of Health (Ministero della Salute) said the most recent patient
The number of Listeria infections fell in 2020 in England and Wales, according to recently released data.
In total, 124 cases of listeriosis were reported in England and Wales in
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has found some people are taking food safety risks because of money pressures and rising energy costs.
Data comes from a consumer survey of 2,
The number of children who suffered a potentially fatal complication of E. coli infection in France declined in 2021.
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a type of kidney failure that
Multiple interventions are needed to control Salmonella in chickens raised for human consumption, according to scientists.
Findings come from a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbial Risk Assessment (JEMRA)
Experts are to meet in Singapore next month to talk about the safety of cell-based food.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and World Health Organization
Swedish officials are investigating a recent increase in reported cases of Cryptosporidium.
A total of 61 people have been confirmed as being infected by the same certain type of Cryptosporidium
The European Commission has put maximum levels on three additives in tuna to tackle food fraud. The excessive levels can expose consumers to the risk of histamine, also known as
Smoked salmon has been linked to a Listeria outbreak in Norway that has sickened four people.
Patient samples were taken between February and August this year and all ill people
Remote audits should not replace physical visits but can be used as part of a hybrid approach, said presenters at the Vienna Food Safety Forum.
The United Nations Industrial Development
The number of food incidents rose this past year but recalls and sampling declined, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland’s (FSAI) annual report.
During 2021, 154 warnings
More than 50 people have fallen ill in a national outbreak of Salmonella in Sweden with the source yet to be identified.
A total of 54 confirmed cases of Salmonella
