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 Food Standards Agency (FSA) is investigating whether three illnesses in the United Kingdom are connected to an outbreak in the United States from infant formula.
In the U.S.
The number of foodborne outbreaks in Hong Kong declined this past year, according to recently released figures.
Statistics cover outbreaks related to food premises and businesses that were reported to
Researchers have called for more focus on Vibrio infections in Australia because of the potential impact of climate factors and a growing industry.
Australia currently produces almost 8,900 tons
The United Kingdom has banned imports of feeder rodents from Lithuania because of a Salmonella outbreak in humans.
An ongoing outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis has been linked to mice imported
There are various approaches to food sampling in four nations, including the United States, as shown in a report published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Campden BRI reviewed food
Norovirus was the main cause of foodborne outbreaks in Finland from 2017 to 2019, according to figures published recently by the Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto).
About 2,900 people were
Public confidence in food safety in the Netherlands has increased in recent years, according to a survey.
People were more likely to feel optimistic about food safety and agreed more
A number of European countries have again expressed concerns about how the ethylene oxide contamination incidents are being handled.
Several nations highlighted the high burden of required action as more
Concerns have been raised about the illegal sale of cannabis edibles online in the United Kingdom.
Various police forces have warned about the products as they not allowed in the
Two audits by the European Commission’s health and safety body have looked at meat controls in Uruguay and France. The audit reports have been released recently.
The virtual audit
Spanish scientists have published a number of reports in English covering the safety of food dried outdoors, the effects of climate change on mycotoxins in food and the tuberculosis risk
Almost all respondents to a survey think that businesses should be required by law to display their food hygiene ratings, according to a recent report.
The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme
