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 number of suspected frauds reported by countries in Europe declined in February compared to the month before.
Three alerts involved the United States in February with two related to
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has published guidance to help businesses with their food safety management systems as well as detection and control of Listeria.
It was issued
Microbial contamination was the leading cause of Finnish recalls in 2025.
There were 299 recalls in Finland this past year, down slightly from 305 in 2024.
Plans to establish a single food safety regulator have been debated by members of parliament in an Australian state with several amendments put forward.
The Safe Food Victoria Bill 2026
There was a decline in Campylobacter cases in England in 2025 while Salmonella, Listeria and E. coli O157 hardly changed compared to the year before.
Figures recently released by the
More than 6,200 consumer complaints about food safety were submitted to a dedicated service in Belgium in 2025.
The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC)
Salmonella surveillance in meat in Hong Kong has revealed a high prevalence of the pathogen, mainly in pork.
Researchers investigated the prevalence, serotype distribution, antimicrobial resistance patterns, and genetic relationships
An increase in Campylobacter and Salmonella infections in England has been attributed to multiple factors.
It is estimated that there are 300,000 cases of foodborne Campylobacter a year with
The European Union (EU) has announced funding for food safety reforms in Ukraine.
The EU will provide €12 million ($14 million) as part of the third phase of the EU4SmallFarms
Scientists have estimated that most Campylobacter cases in an English county are associated with poultry meat, and that many of them are resistant to antibiotics.
Researchers from the Ineos Oxford
It remains unclear how excessively high levels of an additive got into tortillas that made more than 700 people sick in Finland.
In August 2023, 721 individuals became ill with
