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Don't Eat Poop! A Food Safety Podcast
Hosted by Food Safety Specialists: Matthew Regusci and Francine L Shaw · EN
Tune in every Tuesday for a brand new episode of Don't Eat Poop! A Food Safety Podcast. Join Francine L. Shaw, the savvy CEO of Savvy Food Safety, and Matthew Regusci, compliance connoisseur and founder of Fostering Compliance, as they serve up the latest in food safety with a side of laughter.
Explore the ins and outs of food systems, responsible food practices, and food safety regulations. Stay informed about food safety awareness and the not-so-occasional food recall. Delve deep into the complexities of the food supply chain with our dynamic duo, who blend expert insights with a pinch of food safety humor. Whether you're knee-deep in the food safety industry or just passionate about what's on your plate, this podcast promises a fresh take on staying safe while eating well.
Expect candid conversations, personal anecdotes, and occasional guest appearances that spice up the discussion. Shaw and Regusci bring their combined decades of experience to the table, making each episode as informative as it is entertaining. From industry trends to must-know food safety news and regulations, they've got your back (and your lunch).
In essence, Don't Eat Poop! A Food Safety Podcast is not just about imparting information; it's about fostering a culture of food safety. By shedding light on the intricacies of the food supply chain and the latest food safety news, it aims to promote awareness and encourage responsible food practices among consumers and industry professionals alike.
When it comes to food safety, knowledge is power, and a good laugh is the best seasoning. At the heart of every episode is one golden rule: Don't Eat Poop!
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Fake IDs, Real Consequences: Child Labor Exposed in the Meat Industry | Episode 174
1w ago00:33:05Tap to summarize🍽️ Francine and Matt are building a global, fun, and inclusive Food Safety Family! From the C-suite to the kitchen, they’re making safe food the norm everywhere.👉 Follow Francine and Matt on LinkedIn for more food safety insights and updates.A janitorial contractor forged IDs for 336 of his 353 workers, and two dozen of them were children as young as 13, cleaning industrial equipment inside a Perdue Farms slaughterhouse. In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, Matt and Francine dig into a case that took six years to reach sentencing, exposing how easily child labor laws can be circumvented when a subcontractor controls the paperwork. Along the way, the story opens into a much bigger problem: stolen identities, the real people left cleaning up the damage, and what food companies should be asking their staffing vendors.Hiring the cheapest staffing vendor might be costing you a lot more than you think.In this episode:00:00:57 Child Labor Laws in the Food Safety Industry00:09:35 A Janitorial Manager’s Guilty Plea for Forged IDs00:13:17 Why Slaughterhouses are No Place for Kids00:18:50 Forged Licenses, Birth Certificates, and Stolen Social Security Numbers00:23:58 Déjà Vu: The 2023 Packer Sanitation Services Case00:25:54 Identity Theft Victims and Corporate Security FalloutDisclaimer: Episode title and content do not constitute legal or health advice.Resources from this episodeTake a look at the two articles we mentioned in this episode:Sentence scheduled for former janitorial services manager who forged IDs for hundreds of workersWorkers for slaughterhouse cleaning firm that hired children repeatedly used stolen identities to get jobsNoteworthy quotes from this episode“A slaughterhouse is not for children. These places are dangerous for adults. I'm not saying they should be shut down. I'm just saying you have to be 100% aware of your surroundings in a slaughterhouse.” – Matt Regusci“It's like everything else. You get what you pay for.” – Francine L ShawWe hope you enjoy this episode!Remember to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on your favorite podcast platform. Together, we can raise awareness and make a positive impact in the world of food safety!Share your thoughts and feedback on the show, and feel free to offer any topics you would like to hear discussed.We'd love to hear from you!📲 Connect with Francine, Matt, and the "Don't Eat Poop!" show on LinkedIn!📕 Check out Francine's book Who Watches the Kitchen?🎙️ BE A GUEST ON DON’T EAT POOP!Fill out this form to tell us more about yourself. We’ll reach out via email within 30 days with next steps if you’re selected._______Produced by Ideablossoms_______
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Food Safety as an Investment: Inside the 2026 Food Safety Consortium with Rick Biros | Episode 173
2w ago00:35:13Tap to summarize🍽️ Francine and Matt are building a global, fun, and inclusive Food Safety Family! From the C-suite to the kitchen, they’re making safe food the norm everywhere.👉 Follow Francine and Matt on LinkedIn for more food safety insights and updates.Rick Biros, founder of Food Safety Tech and the Food Safety Consortium, is back with our hosts Matt and Francine to make the case that food safety needs a new narrative — one built on ROI and recognition instead of checkbox culture, with buy-in that has to reach all the way up to the C-suite.This episode of Don't Eat Poop! previews what's new at the 2026 Food Safety Consortium: a storytellers panel with Francine and Darin Detwiler, a brand-new award for food safety teams that can prove their bottom-line impact, and an update on the growing Women in Food Safety community.In this episode:00:00:00 Abstract Submissions for the Food Safety Consortium00:03:55 Storytelling as a Food Safety Leadership Tool00:07:04 The Real Food Safety Culture Challenge00:12:19 The ROI of Food Safety00:21:04 Introducing the Food Safety Tech Excellence Award00:26:12 Women in Food Safety: Mentorship & GrowthDisclaimer: Episode title and content do not constitute legal or health advice.Resources from this episodeUse the discount code POOP for 25% off your ticket to the 2026 Food Safety Consortium.Enter the new Food Safety Tech Excellence Award at foodsafetytech.com Take a look at our previous episodes with Rick:Behind the Scenes of the Food Safety Consortium: Curation, Speakers & 15 Years of Evolution with Rick Biros from Food Safety Tech | Episode 17015 Years of Food Safety Tech: Food Safety Compliance vs Reality with Rick Biros | Episode 161Behind the Scenes at the Food Safety Consortium with Rick Biros: Conference Culture, Compliance & Community | Episode 123Noteworthy quotes from this episode“As a food safety community, we have to start changing the narrative about food safety. This is not just about compliance. Compliance should be the bare minimum. That's not what you shoot for. That's the floor. That should be expected.” – Rick BirosWe hope you enjoy this episode!Remember to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on your favorite podcast platform. Together, we can raise awareness and make a positive impact in the world of food safety!Share your thoughts and feedback on the show, and feel free to offer any topics you would like to hear discussed.We'd love to hear from you!📲 Connect with Francine, Matt, and the "Don't Eat Poop!" show on LinkedIn!📕 Check out Francine's book Who Watches the Kitchen?🎙️ BE A GUEST ON DON’T EAT POOP!Fill out this form to tell us more about yourself. We’ll reach out via email within 30 days with next steps if you’re selected._______Produced by Ideablossoms_______
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World Cup Food Safety: 10 Million Visitors & 28 Health Inspectors | Episode 172
3w ago00:42:58Tap to summarize🍽️ Francine and Matt are building a global, fun, and inclusive Food Safety Family! From the C-suite to the kitchen, they’re making safe food the norm everywhere.👉 Follow Francine and Matt on LinkedIn for more food safety insights and updates.The FIFA World Cup is coming to Atlanta, and with it, up to 10 million visitors, thousands of temporary food vendors, and a food safety infrastructure that is already stretched thin.In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, Francine and Matt pull apart the logistics of feeding a city-sized surge of international fans, from inspecting pop-up tents in 100-degree heat to the very real norovirus scenario that could turn one food truck into a multi-city outbreak. When you pack 10 million people into a city with 28 health inspectors on the clock, something is going to fall through the cracks — the question is how much.In this episode:00:00:00 World Cup in Atlanta: The Numbers00:09:25 Atlanta Health Inspectors’ Impossible Workload00:16:01 Potential Novovirus Scenarios00:17:59 Temperature Control and Food Safety Blind Spots00:25:27 The Reality of Food Safety Inspections00:28:42 Approved Vendors and Traceability00:37:39 Atlanta is Preparing for the World CupDisclaimer: Episode title and content do not constitute legal or health advice.Resources from this episodeTake a look at the article we’re talking about in this episode: Atlanta health inspectors prepare restaurants and vendors for World Cup crowdsNoteworthy quotes from this episode“ Moral of the story is do not be a jerk to your health inspector.” – Matt Regusci“The volume of people is one thing. [...] So now they've got to inspect all these temporary vendors that are gonna come in to be permitted for the World Cup.” – Francine L ShawWe hope you enjoy this episode!Remember to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on your favorite podcast platform. Together, we can raise awareness and make a positive impact in the world of food safety!Share your thoughts and feedback on the show, and feel free to offer any topics you would like to hear discussed.We'd love to hear from you!📲 Connect with Francine, Matt, and the "Don't Eat Poop!" show on LinkedIn!📕 Check out Francine's book Who Watches the Kitchen?🎙️ BE A GUEST ON DON’T EAT POOP!Fill out this form to tell us more about yourself. We’ll reach out via email within 30 days with next steps if you’re selected._______Produced by Ideablossoms
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GRAS Additives, the FRESH Act & the Fight Over Food Safety Authority | Episode 171
Jun 1600:33:41Tap to summarize🍽️ Francine and Matt are building a global, fun, and inclusive Food Safety Family! From the C-suite to the kitchen, they’re making safe food the norm everywhere.👉 Follow Francine and Matt on LinkedIn for more food safety insights and updates.The federal government has a plan to overhaul how food chemicals are regulated in America, but the states got there first. In Episode 171 of Don't Eat Poop!, Matt and Francine dig into Dr. David Acheson's opinion piece on who should own authority over GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) additives, and whether the proposed FRESH Act is a real solution or just another Band-Aid on a broken system.From California's Prop 65 to a patchwork of 50 different state regulations, the episode unpacks why consistency matters and why trusting the federal government to deliver it is easier said than done.Spoiler alert: If the feds can't get it done, third-party certifications will fill the gap. And that's not necessarily the win consumers are hoping for.In this episode:00:00:00 Dr. David Acheson: Who Should Own GRAS Authority?00:07:07 Patchwork Regulation Fails Manufacturers00:15:55 State vs. Federal Departments00:20:00 The FRESH Act & Federal Preemption00:22:21 The Organic Certification Parallel00:26:52 MAHA & Food Safety PoliticsDisclaimer: Episode title and content do not constitute legal or health advice.Resources from this episodeTake a look at the article we discussed in this episode: GRAS, additives, chemicals: Who should hold the authority? By Dr. David AchesonFood Safety Compliance Chaos: FDA Redactions, Conflicts of Interest & Mango Mayhem | Episode 165Noteworthy quotes from this episode“ If Clean Label Project ceased to exist because the federal government did their job really, really well, that would be our goal.” – Matt Regusci“Certifications have become so watered down. They don't mean what they once did.” – Francine L ShawWe hope you enjoy this episode!Remember to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on your favorite podcast platform. Together, we can raise awareness and make a positive impact in the world of food safety!Share your thoughts and feedback on the show, and feel free to offer any topics you would like to hear discussed.We'd love to hear from you!📲 Connect with Francine, Matt, and the "Don't Eat Poop!" show on LinkedIn!📕 Check out Francine's book Who Watches the Kitchen?🎙️ BE A GUEST ON DON’T EAT POOP!Fill out this form to tell us more about yourself. We’ll reach out via email within 30 days with next steps if you’re selected._______Produced by Ideablossoms_______
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Behind the Scenes of the Food Safety Consortium: Curation, Speakers & 15 Years of Evolution with Rick Biros from Food Safety Tech | Episode 170
Jun 900:34:39Tap to summarize🍽️ Francine and Matt are building a global, fun, and inclusive Food Safety Family! From the C-suite to the kitchen, they’re making safe food the norm everywhere.👉 Follow Francine and Matt on LinkedIn for more food safety insights and updates.Most conferences just recycle the same speakers on the same topics every year. Food Safety Consortium is trying to do something different, and the process behind it is more rigorous than you might expect.In this episode of Don't Eat Poop!, Matt and Francine sit down with Rick Biros, founder of Food Safety Consortium and Food Safety Tech, to pull back the curtain on what it actually takes to build a food safety conference worth attending. From the call for abstracts to curating diverse panels to scoring speaker submissions on educational value, this is the insider scoop most attendees never get.Spoiler alert: Great food safety conferences don't happen by accident.In this episode:00:00:00 What Makes the Food Safety Consortium Stand Out00:06:42 Consortium vs. Food Safety Hazards00:08:29 The Role of Policy in Food Safety Topics Covered00:10:25 Speaker Selection: Abstracts, Scoring, Curation00:16:32 The Submission Numbers00:18:25 Preview: A Global Food Safety Audit Study00:23:22 How Different Learning Styles Shape Conference Programming00:27:19 Rick on Life Outside the Food Safety Conference WorldDisclaimer: Episode title and content do not constitute legal or health advice.Resources from this episodeConnect with Rick Biros here.Take a look at our previous episodes with Rick:Behind the Scenes at the Food Safety Consortium with Rick Biros: Conference Culture, Compliance & Community | Episode 12315 Years of Food Safety Tech: Food Safety Compliance vs Reality with Rick Biros | Episode 161Use code POOP for 25% off registration for the Food Safety Consortium.Noteworthy quotes from this episode“How do we go to food safety conferences with the first word food and get such awful food? [...] We take great pride in serving good food.” – Rick BirosWe hope you enjoy this episode!Remember to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on your favorite podcast platform. Together, we can raise awareness and make a positive impact in the world of food safety!Share your thoughts and feedback on the show, and feel free to offer any topics you would like to hear discussed.We'd love to hear from you!📲 Connect with Francine, Matt, and the "Don't Eat Poop!" show on LinkedIn!📕 Check out Francine's book Who Watches the Kitchen?🎙️ BE A GUEST ON DON’T EAT POOP!Fill out this form to tell us more about yourself. We’ll reach out via email within 30 days with next steps if you’re selected._______Produced by Ideablossoms_______
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Retail & Meal Delivery Food Safety Fails with Michelle Wollenzien from The Food Safety Exchange Podcast | Episode 169
Jun 200:48:22Tap to summarize🍽️ Francine and Matt are building a global, fun, and inclusive Food Safety Family! From the C-suite to the kitchen, they’re making safe food the norm everywhere.👉 Follow Francine and Matt on LinkedIn for more food safety insights and updates.Food safety failures don’t always start with massive outbreaks or nationwide recalls. Sometimes, they start with a bowl of homemade gumbo sitting in a grocery store display case.In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine sit down with food safety consultant and Food Safety Exchange host Michelle Wollenzien to unpack decades of retail food safety experience, convenience food risks, meal delivery disasters, food safety culture breakdowns, and why technology is moving faster than food safety compliance.From improperly reheated meal kits to mystery gumbo in a self-service case, this episode dives deep into the real-world chaos happening behind the scenes of prepared foods, retail grocery operations, airline catering, and modern food delivery systems.In this episode:00:00:00 Meet Food Safety Expert Michelle Wollenzien00:08:02 Convenience Food Safety Risks00:14:30 The Homemade Gumbo Food Safety Incident00:20:08 Foodborne Illness Investigations & Determining Liability00:25:22 Food Safety Culture Is Dividing Companies00:29:27 Technology Is Outpacing Food Safety Systems00:33:16 Labour Shortages in Retail Systems00:39:19 Food Safety Lessons from Living in MexicoDisclaimer: Episode title and content do not constitute legal or health advice.Resources from this episodeConnect with Michelle here. Take a look at our LinkedIn Live with Michelle here.Check out our episodes with Roger Hancock:Creating a Recall-Ready Food Safety Industry | Episode 42How the FDA Wants YOU to Fix Food Safety Recalls with Roger Hancock, CEO of Recall InfoLink | Episode 126Noteworthy quotes from this episode“I am all on board with your innovation, great ideas, feeding the public, making it a near restaurant experience, being able to take this prepared food home or have it delivered, or however you choose to do it. But we have to keep in mind our consumers.” – Michelle WollenzienWe hope you enjoy this episode!Remember to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on your favorite podcast platform. Together, we can raise awareness and make a positive impact in the world of food safety!Share your thoughts and feedback on the show, and feel free to offer any topics you would like to hear discussed.We'd love to hear from you!📲 Connect with Francine, Matt, and the "Don't Eat Poop!" show on LinkedIn!📕 Check out Francine's book Who Watches the Kitchen?🎙️ BE A GUEST ON DON’T EAT POOP!Fill out this form to tell us more about yourself. We’ll reach out via email within 30 days with next steps if you’re selected._______Produced by Ideablossoms
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“Not for Human Consumption” Raw Chocolate Milk Controversy | Episode 168
May 2600:26:01Tap to summarize🍽️ Francine and Matt are building a global, fun, and inclusive Food Safety Family! From the C-suite to the kitchen, they’re making safe food the norm everywhere.👉 Follow Francine and Matt on LinkedIn for more food safety insights and updates.In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine dive headfirst into one of the strangest raw milk controversies they’ve seen yet: a Florida dairy selling expensive raw chocolate milk labeled as livestock feed while clearly marketing it to humans.The hosts unpack the food safety, legal liability, and public health implications behind the “pet food loophole” that many raw milk sellers appear to use. The conversation covers everything from Listeria and E. coli risks in raw dairy to whether warning labels actually protect companies from lawsuits.Along the way, Matt and Francine ask the question nobody expected to ask in 2026: Who exactly is buying $15 chocolate milk for livestock?In this episode:00:00:00 Raw Chocolate Milk Labeled “Not for Human Consumption”00:09:03 Florida Raw Milk Labeling Loophole00:11:34 Does a Warning Label Protect Companies from Food Safety Lawsuits?00:18:36 Contamination Risks in Dairy OperationsDisclaimer: Episode title and content do not constitute legal or health advice.Resources from this episodeTake a look at the TikTok we’re talking about in this episode from creator Emmy Makela: https://www.tiktok.com/@emsthegirl/video/7629027231888575774?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7608973359876458015 Noteworthy quotes from this episode“Anybody who has livestock knows that they are not providing their livestock with $14.99 half a gallon milk jugs that also have chocolate in them.” – Matt Regusci“I wonder how many people are buying products that say not for human consumption and don't even realize it.” – Francine L ShawWe hope you enjoy this episode!Remember to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on your favorite podcast platform. Together, we can raise awareness and make a positive impact in the world of food safety!Share your thoughts and feedback on the show, and feel free to offer any topics you would like to hear discussed.We'd love to hear from you!📲 Connect with Francine, Matt, and the "Don't Eat Poop!" show on LinkedIn!📕 Check out Francine's book Who Watches the Kitchen?🎙️ BE A GUEST ON DON’T EAT POOP!Fill out this form to tell us more about yourself. We’ll reach out via email within 30 days with next steps if you’re selected._______Produced by Ideablossoms
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Cantaloupe Recalls, Norovirus Nightmares & the Food Safety Chemical Nobody’s Talking About | Episode 167
May 1900:39:05Tap to summarize🍽️ Francine and Matt are building a global, fun, and inclusive Food Safety Family! From the C-suite to the kitchen, they’re making safe food the norm everywhere.👉 Follow Francine and Matt on LinkedIn for more food safety insights and updates.Another cantaloupe recall. Another round of questions about why the food industry keeps making the same mistakes — and whether the tools to fix them are already sitting on the shelf, ignored.In this episode of Don't Eat Poop!, Francine and Matt dig into a Salmonella cantaloupe recall, the science of why cantaloupes are such a high-risk product, and a sanitizer that's been EPA- and FDA-approved for years but still can't get traction in the industry. Plus: Francine's heading to the Food Safety Summit to talk norovirus in retail, and the stories from the field are exactly what you'd expect from Don’t Eat Poop.Spoiler alert: The solutions often exist. The problem is getting a risk-averse, relationship-driven industry to actually use them.In this episode:00:00:00 Novovirus in Retail00:06:57 Cantaloupe Salmonella Recall Breakdown00:11:58 Hypochlorous Acid: The Sanitizer the Industry is Ignoring00:19:04 Chemical Distribution & Conflict of Interest00:30:25 Norovirus Incidents in Grocery StoresDisclaimer: Episode title and content do not constitute legal or health advice.Resources from this episodeIs It Time for a “Kill Step” for Pathogens on Produce at Retail? By Eric Moorman and Hal KingNoteworthy quotes from this episode“You can't really sanitize or get rid of all the potential pathogens on the outside of a cantaloupe because of the webbed outside.” – Matt Regusci“There's something out there that works that nobody's talking about, and there's such a resistance to this product.” – Francine L ShawWe hope you enjoy this episode!Remember to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on your favorite podcast platform. Together, we can raise awareness and make a positive impact in the world of food safety!Share your thoughts and feedback on the show, and feel free to offer any topics you would like to hear discussed.We'd love to hear from you!📲 Connect with Francine, Matt, and the "Don't Eat Poop!" show on LinkedIn!📕 Check out Francine's book Who Watches the Kitchen?🎙️ BE A GUEST ON DON’T EAT POOP!Fill out this form to tell us more about yourself. We’ll reach out via email within 30 days with next steps if you’re selected._______Produced by Ideablossoms
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Biogenic Amines in Chicken: The Real Risk from Cold Chain Failures | Episode 166
May 1200:22:22Tap to summarize🍽️ Francine and Matt are building a global, fun, and inclusive Food Safety Family! From the C-suite to the kitchen, they’re making safe food the norm everywhere.👉 Follow Francine and Matt on LinkedIn for more food safety insights and updates.If you thought chicken was the “safe” option on the menu, this episode of Don’t Eat Poop! might ruffle your feathers. Matt and Francine dig into a bizarre (and under-the-radar) food safety incident out of Spain, where children developed allergic-like reactions not from allergens, but from biogenic amines formed due to poor cold chain management. This episode is a must-listen for anyone in restaurant food safety, food safety training, or navigating food safety regulations. We break down the science, the risks, and what this means for foodborne illness prevention worldwide.In this episode:00:00:00 Get to Know Your Food Safety Podcast Hosts00:11:00 Biogenic Amine Outbreak in Spain00:14:47 Poor Cold Chain Management in Foodservice00:17:56 Why Symptoms Looked Like Allergies00:21:10 Temperature Control MattersDisclaimer: Episode title and content do not constitute legal or health advice.Resources from this episodeTake a look at the articles mentioned in this episode:Spanish scientists investigate outbreaks affecting childrenReport of the Scientific Committee of the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) on the risk of food poisoning due to the presence of biogenic amines in meals made from chicken meat consumed by children under 3 years of ageNoteworthy quotes from this episode“This is a food safety issue that can happen with a break in the cold chain.” – Matt Regusci“ Spoiled-smelling meat is not the only concern. Not all bad meat stinks.” – Francine L ShawWe hope you enjoy this episode!Remember to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on your favorite podcast platform. Together, we can raise awareness and make a positive impact in the world of food safety!Share your thoughts and feedback on the show, and feel free to offer any topics you would like to hear discussed.We'd love to hear from you!📲 Connect with Francine, Matt, and the "Don't Eat Poop!" show on LinkedIn!📕 Check out Francine's book Who Watches the Kitchen?🎙️ BE A GUEST ON DON’T EAT POOP!Fill out this form to tell us more about yourself. We’ll reach out via email within 30 days with next steps if you’re selected._______Produced by Ideablossoms
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Food Safety Compliance Chaos: FDA Redactions, Conflicts of Interest & Mango Mayhem | Episode 165
May 500:28:37Tap to summarize🍽️ Francine and Matt are building a global, fun, and inclusive Food Safety Family! From the C-suite to the kitchen, they’re making safe food the norm everywhere.👉 Follow Francine and Matt on LinkedIn for more food safety insights and updates.What do mangoes, government redactions, and conspiracy-level blacked-out reports have in common? In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, Matt and Francine peel back the layers (and redact absolutely nothing) on a bizarre FDA Salmonella mango investigation that’s about as useful as a blank HACCP plan.From laughably censored outbreak reports to serious concerns about food safety compliance, conflicts of interest, and transparency failures, this episode dives deep into the cracks in our food safety systems. If you’ve ever wondered how the industry is supposed to improve when critical data is hidden, or how advisory committees operate without clear disclosure rules, this one’s for you.Spoiler alert: You can’t fix what you can’t see. And right now? There’s a lot we’re not seeing.In this episode:00:00:00 Food Safety Podcast Recap00:08:22 Redacted FDA Salmonella Mango Report00:13:04 FDA Conflict of Interest Failures00:20:42 Still No FDA Conflict-of-interest Policy00:23:01 Real Accountability in Food Safety RegulationsDisclaimer: Episode title and content do not constitute legal or health advice.Resources from this episodeTake a look at the articles we discuss in this episode:Why does a FDA Salmonella Mango Report look like a page out of the Epstein Files?GAO says FDA needs to give attention to conflict of interest policiesCheck out our episode with Rick Biros: 15 Years of Food Safety Tech: Food Safety Compliance vs Reality with Rick Biros | Episode 161Noteworthy quotes from this episode“The files for the FDA look similar to the Epstein files, and the GAO is asking FDA, whatcha gonna do about conflicts of interest?” – Matt Regusci“This is like policies and procedures. If you're not gonna implement them, don't write them.” – Francine L ShawWe hope you enjoy this episode!Remember to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on your favorite podcast platform. Together, we can raise awareness and make a positive impact in the world of food safety!Share your thoughts and feedback on the show, and feel free to offer any topics you would like to hear discussed.We'd love to hear from you!📲 Connect with Francine, Matt, and the "Don't Eat Poop!" show on LinkedIn!📕 Check out Francine's book Who Watches the Kitchen?🎙️ BE A GUEST ON DON’T EAT POOP!Fill out this form to tell us more about yourself. We’ll reach out via email within 30 days with next steps if you’re selected._______Produced by Ideablossoms
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