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.
A study in the United Kingdom has added to evidence that dried meat dog treats can be contaminated with Salmonella.
Researchers also found some product samples contained similar types of
Serious concerns have been raised about certain official controls in Iceland on poultry meat.
Recent reports from an audit, done from late October to early November 2022, resulted in a
JBS is to appeal a decision by Brazilian authorities to fine one of its subsidiaries as part of Operation Carne Fraca.
The Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU) verdict relating to
A dozen countries, including the United States, have reported more than 250 Shigella infections in people who went to Cape Verde.
An increase in shigellosis cases, mainly caused by Shigella
A long-awaited report on decisions taken at the latest Codex Alimentarius Commission meeting has finally been published.
The United Nations food standards body met in Rome in November 2022.
Guidance from the Food Standards Agency helped local authorities handle food-related work during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an assessment.
In June 2021, the Food Standards Agency (FSA)
Scottish health officials have admitted the surveillance of foodborne outbreaks suffered due to the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a report on gastrointestinal and zoonotic pathogens for 2020
Surveillance of certain bacterial pathogens was maintained in Germany despite a reduction in sample submissions during the first part of the Coronavirus pandemic, according to the Robert Koch-Institut.
In
Authorities in Hong Kong are investigating several suspected forged health certificates for oysters.
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) found discrepancies in
A Danish campaign to tackle Listeria after a large outbreak doesn’t appear to have worked, based on the recently released findings of a study.
The awareness campaign was a
Experts have identified and evaluated ways to reduce foodborne illness associated with sprouts.
They reviewed studies as well as guidelines from authorities and industry associations with findings published by the
Chinese officials recorded almost 500 mushroom poisoning outbreaks in 2022 with 28 associated deaths.
This past year, China CDC investigated 482 incidents of mushroom poisoning across 21 regions. This resulted
