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 European Commission has updated the list of imported products subject to checks for aflatoxins, pesticides and microbial contamination.
Changes are based on incidents reported through the Rapid Alert System
Seven people are set to stand trial as part of Spain’s largest ever Listeria outbreak, which occurred in 2019.
A judge in a court in Seville this week decided
A reduction in food business inspections and the delay in full import controls are two major issues identified by a recent report on food standards.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA)
An audit of the meat sector in Ireland has found a number of serious issues including forgery, use of meat with an expired date, and one company unable to identify
Officials in Denmark are investigating three separate Listeria monocytogenes outbreaks that have affected almost 30 people with eight deaths reported.
The Statens Serum Institut, Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (Fødevarestyrelsen)
Actions on food safety speak loudest when it comes to building trust, according to the deputy commissioner for food policy and response at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
An increase in problems at food outlets and a rise in new registrations are hampering local authority efforts to get back to pre-pandemic performance on food checks.
A report at
Norwegian officials have written to the European Commission to express their concerns about potential changes to rules around the shelf life of eggs.
Ingvild Kjerkol, Minister of Health and Care
The Belgian food safety agency has given the green light for Ferrero to resume production at the factory behind a large, International Salmonella outbreak.
The Federal Agency for the Safety
Cyber-attacks and ransomware are among the major novel threats to food firms, according to speakers during a panel discussion about food fraud and defense.
Tim Lang, Jennifer van de Ligt
The real burden of foodborne disease and outbreaks in South Africa is not clear, according to a specialist from the country’s public health institute.
Juno Thomas, from the National
Improving food safety will include using better data, according to the deputy commissioner for food policy and response at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Frank Yiannas was speaking
