Don Schaffner is distinguished professor and Extension Specialist in food science at Rutgers University. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed papers on a variety of topics including handwashing, cross-contamination, quantitative microbial risk assessment, and predictive food microbiology. Dr. Schaffner is active in several scientific associations, including the International Association for Food Protection where he is a past-president. Ben Chapman is associate professor and food safety Extension Specialist at North Carolina State University. There, with the goal of less foodborne illness, his group designs, implements, and evaluates food safety strategies, messages, and media from farm-to-fork. Ben is also a contributor to the very popular Barfblog http://www.barfblog.com. Together, Don and Ben are co-hosts of the Food Safety Talk http://foodsafetytalk.com podcast.

In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Ben Chapman and Don Schaffner about:

Current research involving berry harvesting and norovirus
The impact that social media may or may not have on consumers' food safety behaviors
Blockchain and other innovative technologies
Inspiring and worthwhile published works about food safety and related research
The benefits of industry tradeshows like IAFP

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News Mentioned in This Episode FDA Issues First Mandatory Recall for Food Product http://bit.ly/2q4kDz3 Fifth Recall Reveals Known Contamination at Raw Pet Food Plant http://bit.ly/2GkjNo1 Health Officials Release Statement Clarifying Source of South Africa's Listeria Outbreak http://bit.ly/2GGMKdQ Ridiculous History Podcast: The Poison Squad http://bit.ly/2GGNjV0

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