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.
Experts have reviewed how effective and practical certain control measures against E. coli are in two sectors.
The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA) covered Shiga
Two audits by the European Commission’s health and safety unit have looked at checks to ensure fish product safety in Egypt and Croatia.
A remote DG Sante audit, in
Researchers have provided more details about an outbreak traced to contaminated food aid in Uganda in 2019 that killed five people.
It was the largest documented outbreak caused by food
Nutricia infant formula has been found to contain Cronobacter after testing in Australia.
A batch of KetoCal 3:1 was positive for Cronobacter spp. during testing at the border by
More than 20 Listeria outbreaks have been linked to salmon products in Germany in the space of a decade, according to a study.
Researchers identified 22 listeriosis outbreaks between 2010
More than 20 people could be sick in Israel in a Salmonella outbreak because of chocolate products made by Strauss.
The Israeli Ministry of Health reported 21 patients of various
Checks on certain food imports from Europe have been delayed once more by the government in the United Kingdom.
Jacob Rees-Mogg, Brexit opportunities minister, said the approach will be revised
Production has been stopped at a confectionery factory in Israel because of Salmonella concerns, with affected products also sent to the United States.
Strauss’ Elite-branded chocolate items such as cakes,
The United States has joined at least 10 other countries in recording a patient in the Ferrero chocolate Salmonella outbreak.
The World Health Organization (WHO) revealed the U.S. was
Nestlé’s CEO has said experiences from an E. coli outbreak in France will keep the company busy for “months and years to come”.
French public health officials have confirmed
The number of E. coli O157 infections declined in 2019 but non-O157 cases rose and two people died, according to figures from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
In 2019,
Auditor competence, certificate fraud and supporting smaller food companies were some of the main topics discussed at the recent GFSI Conference.
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) conference in Spain
