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.
An outbreak of Salmonella has affected more than 200 people in Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The Salmonella Virchow outbreak started in June 2017 and most cases
Norway is hoping for an exemption to European rules on shelf-life labeling of eggs, partly because of its good Salmonella record.
In December 2022, an EU regulation entered into
The number of patients in a Salmonella outbreak in the United Kingdom has increased to more than 130.
It was previously reported that 81 people were sick in the UK
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has revealed how it will try to help improve food safety over the next few years.
The FAO Strategic Priorities
Public health officials in Vietnam are investigating an outbreak of foodborne botulism that has killed one person.
The Vietnam Food Administration (VFA) said three incidents of food poisoning had occurred
Health officials in the United Kingdom are investigating a potential outbreak of Listeria that has killed one person.
Whole genome sequencing of listeriosis samples by the UK Health Security Agency
An assessment of hazards in cell-based meat products has found considerable gaps in knowledge.
There are several areas where data is lacking or information is required to manage the
Contaminated shellfish are continuing to cause illnesses in several European countries and Hong Kong.
At least 170 people have fallen ill in Helsinki, Finland, after eating oysters in various restaurants
Reported cases of Salmonella, Shigella, and E. coli in Canada fell during the COVID-19 pandemic but Listeria infections stayed around the same level, according to a study.
Total illnesses
Two audits by the European Commission’s health and safety agency have looked at checks on food of non-animal origin (FNAO) and bivalve mollusks in Turkey.
A DG Sante
Norwegian authorities found problems with the sampling plan of a company linked to a Listeria outbreak in 2022, according to a report.
At an inspection in October, the Norwegian Food
Scientists have looked at a range of interventions related to Campylobacter in poultry meat.
The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbial Risk Assessment (JEMRA) reviewed recent data and evidence
