Europe’s Salmonella Outbreaks with Joe Whitworth, Staff Writer for Food Safety News

Europe’s Salmonella Outbreaks with Joe Whitworth, International Staff Writer for Food Safety News In this episode of Food Safety News: On the Beat, hosts Morgan Holm and Jonan Pilet welcome UK-based Staff Writer Joe Whitworth for a closer look at Salmonella outbreaks affecting the United Kingdom and Europe. Joe explains how investigators are tracing suspected sources, why some outbreaks persist for years, and how gaps in international data sharing complicate the response. Morgan and Jonan also break down the week’s food safety headlines, from questions about outbreak transparency to the debate over defining ultra-processed foods. Topics Discussed: • Tracking Salmonella across Europe: Investigations involving eggs and tomatoes, the challenges of tracing complex supply chains, and how whole genome sequencing and patient interviews help connect cases. • U.S. outbreaks, recalls, and transparency: Questions surrounding public notification of an E. coli outbreak linked to chicken wraps, differing case counts in an oyster-associated Salmonella outbreak, and other recall updates. • Food safety policy and oversight: The dispute over USDA reorganization and the ongoing debate over how to define and regulate ultra-processed foods. Food Safety News has provided independent reporting on foodborne illness outbreaks, recalls, research, regulations and public health since 2009. Food Safety News: On the Beat brings that reporting into a weekly conversation, giving listeners more context behind the stories shaping our food supply. Joe Whitworth's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-whitw... Stay informed with Food Safety News: https://www.foodsafetynews.com/ Join the free Food Safety News newsletter or become an FSN+ member: https://www.foodsafetynews.com/member... FREE — $0/year Get a taste of FSN with the weekly Monday newsletter featuring recalls, outbreaks and selected opinion articles, plus access to the Food Safety News article archive from 2009 through November 2025. FSN+ — $79/year Get the full Food Safety News experience, including: • Members-only FSN Daily newsletter Monday through Friday • Members-only Sunday edition • Full access to all website articles • Ad-free website reading • Access to the comments section Your membership helps support Food Safety News and its coverage of food safety issues around the world. Subscribe to Food Safety News on YouTube and follow Food Safety News: On the Beat wherever you listen to podcasts.