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 agency in the Isle of Man has been told to look again at a food hygiene request after initially refusing to release information.
The Information Commissioner upheld a complaint
Contaminated food plays a key role in the spread of several major pathogens, according to a Dutch source attribution study.
Scientists attributed cases of 26 foodborne pathogens in the Netherlands
Safe food practices and information on additives and flavorings are the main areas highlighted in the latest edition of a European food safety campaign.
The Safe2Eat campaign is organized by
More than two-thirds of stores selling fish do not consistently follow food safety regulations, according to inspection findings from the Dutch food agency.
Most violations concerned the failure to
Nearly 200 Listeria infections have been reported in Denmark over a 3-year period with only four of 10 outbreaks solved.
Data from the Statens Serum Institut shows 199 cases
The prevalence of Campylobacter in Swedish chickens has dropped to a record low.
Data from Svensk Fågel shows that in 2025, only 3.8 percent of flocks were positive, down
Food businesses have limited awareness of Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and its guidance, according to a review.
The food agency commissioned research institute The Lines Between to study the awareness,
Scientists have shared more details about a severe and unusual E. coli outbreak that killed three people in France.
In January 2025, an outbreak of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in
Domestic food safety practices have hardly changed over a 5-year period, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Findings come from a report on consumers’ self-reported practices in
