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Food Safety Talk
Hosted by Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman · EN
Don and Ben talk to each other and the occasional guest about food safety in the news. They also respond to listener feedback.
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Food Safety Talk 332: My Hairdresser Was Asking (Live from Intermountain IFT meeting)
Apr 801:14:24Tap to summarizeAbout Us — Food Safety TalkAbout — Risky or Not?pizza - Risky or Not?Food Safety Talk 85: I’m the jerky police — Food Safety TalkOutbreak Investigation of Infant Botulism: Infant Formula (November 2025) | FDAPruno - WikipediaArchive: National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) | Food Safety and Inspection ServicePresence of soil-dwelling clostridia in commercial powdered infant formulas - PubMedOutbreak Investigation of Listeria monocytogenes: Prepared Pasta Meals (June 2025) | FDAInvestigation Update: Listeria Outbreak, Supplement Shakes, February 2025 | Listeria Infection | CDCMoonlight Companies Voluntarily Recalls California-Grown Conventional Yellow and White Peaches Because of Possible Health Risk- Revised to Clarify Upc Codes; This Recall Has Not Been Expanded | FDAForeign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts — ProPublicaCFIA monitoring U.S. move away from science-based decision making, documents show - The Globe and MailReview of the Boar’s Head Listeria monocytogenes Outbreak - January 2025 | Food Safety and Inspection ServiceCooling Uncovered Foods at a Depth of ∼5.1 cm (2 in.) or Less Poses Little Risk of Pathogen Growth - PubMedrice - Risky or Not?Handwashing: Cool Water as Effective as Hot for Removing Germs | Rutgers UniversityADSquarespace — Squarespace makes marketing, customer management, and checkout effortless.
Transcribe →Food Safety Talk 331: Hold Back My Hair
Mar 401:52:25Tap to summarizeGotta Catch 'Em All - WikipediaWho Moved My Cheese?: An A-Mazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life: Johnson, Spencer, Blanchard, Kenneth: 9780399144462: Amazon.com: BooksPronunciation of Montreal? : r/PWHLMontreal Cognitive Assessment: What to know | CNNBetween Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis - WikipediaDecoding the GurusJohn J. Guzewich | Food Safety NewsWhen People Got Sick: Prepared Meals Outbreak, September 2025 | Listeria Infection | CDCOutbreak Investigation of Listeria monocytogenes: Prepared Pasta Meals (June 2025) | FDAKroger Voluntarily Recalls Two Varieties of Deli Pasta Salads Because of Possible Health Risk | FDAPress | natesfoodserviceLyons Magnus | A Leader in the Food Service IndustryLyons Magnus Recalls Lyons ReadyCare and Sysco Imperial Frozen Supplemental Shakes Manufactured by Third Party Because of Possible Health Risk | FDA827. Bloated Meat Packages — Risky or Not?Mark Knopfler – Boom, Like That Lyrics | Genius LyricsMultistate Outbreak of Listeriosis Linked to Blue Bell Creameries Products| Listeria | CDCListeria spp. transfers further from boots and wheels across flooring surfaces, compared with Salmonella, in the dairy context - ScienceDirectLynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird (Official Audio) - YouTubePreventing Foodborne Illness Bacillus cereusKheer Recipe - Swasthi’s RecipesHome Page - Chow RaleighCount On Me NCDo By FridayPoisoning Outbreak: Aconite Poisoning at Markham, Ontario Restaurant - The Poison LabLetterkenny - Bullshit by Jim Dickens - YouTubeHome Page - Bazooka Candy BrandsCandy Hom’s articleCalgon - “Ancient Chinese Secret, Huh?” (Commercial, 1982) - YouTubeIntermountain IFT - Meeting/Event Information
Transcribe →Food Safety Talk 330: Some People Call Me Dr. Sweaty
Nov 1101:45:19Tap to summarizeBlowout Plug - Four Wheel CampersSega Genesis - WikipediaBlowing Into Cartridges | Gaming Urban Legends Wiki | FandomLonger Contact Times Increase Cross-Contamination of Enterobacter aerogenes from Surfaces to Food - PubMedCOFFEE LODGE - Updated August 2025 - 92 Photos & 80 Reviews - 412 S Main St, Rolesville, North Carolina - Coffee & Tea - Phone Number - YelpMilton Berle - WikipediaWater excretion timelineMurder Is Easy comparisonTravelling salesman problem - WikipediaThe CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnessesAbout FoodNet | FoodNet | CDCThis Week in VirologyBudget cuts knock down a ‘pillar of public health,’ ending nutrition education | STATWhat is GreenLink®? The Future of Data-Driven Food Safety - Western Growers Association Western Growers AssociationOtrafy - Smart Supplier ManagementDubai Leadership: The Digitization of Food Safety Management - Global Food Safety ResourceDubai Foodwatch FAQs.pdfNew NC law makes students turn off phones, but school boards must decide how to enforce it | WUNCSelling Sunset - WikipediaMerlin Mann - WikipediaFederal probe into deadly listeria outbreak finds major flaws with algorithm guiding inspections - The Globe and MailPublic Health Notice: Outbreak of Listeria infections linked to recalled plant-based refrigerated beverages - Canada.caWalmart’s ‘radioactive shrimp’ recall isn’t a reason to fear irradiated food | Popular ScienceSouthwind Foods, LLC Recalls Frozen Shrimp Because of Possible Health Risk | FDAHigh Lead Levels in Cinnamon Powders and Spice Mixtures - Consumer Reports815. Radioactive Shrimp — Risky or Not?Facebook Shrimp VideoVideo Killed the Radio Star - WikipediaYou Can Call Me Al - The Paul Simon Official SiteGraceland - The Paul Simon Official Site
Transcribe →Food Safety 329: Thing 1 And Thing 2
Oct 1601:34:29Tap to summarizeThe Cat in the Hat.pdfFood Safety Talk 273: 50 or 70 School Buses — Food Safety TalkDaring Fireball: Obsession Times Voice43f Podcast: John Gruber & Merlin Mann’s Blogging Panel at SxSW | 43 FoldersYou Aren’t Watching ‘Patriot,’ but You Should Be - The RingerHacks (TV series) - WikipediaThe Food Professor Podcast - Agri‑Food Analytics Lab - Dalhousie UniversityEtna Food Safety Podcast EpisodesDr. Peter Taormina - Etna Laboratories & Consulting GroupFood Safety Matters, Ep 196. Dr Lane Highbarger How the FDA Workforce Cuts May Impact Food SafetyEpisode List - My Food Job Rocks!‘Life-Threatening Sepsis’ Linked to Recalled Hand SoapLegionellosis Surveillance and Trends | Legionella | CDCFlesh-eating bacteria cases increasing in NC< lands fisherman in the ICUCDC shooting in Atlanta leaves workers angry at RFK Jr. and vaccines backlash - The Washington PostRaw Milk | Food Safety | CDCFlorida Farm Identified as Source of Raw Milk That Sickened 21 PeopleFood Safety Talk 53: Raw Milk Hamsterdam — Food Safety TalkFoodborne illness outbreaks linked to unpasteurised milk and relationship to changes in state laws – United States, 1998–2018 - PMCHealth Alert Network (HAN) - 00497 | Severe Vibrio vulnificus Infections in the United States Associated with Warming Coastal WatersPasteurization - IDFABeastie Boys - Intergalactic - YouTubeEats, Shoots & Leaves - WikipediaThe FDA Just Upgraded the Egg Recall to the Most Serious Health Risk Level — What That Means for ShoppersTikTok - Make Your DayWild pigs with ‘neon blue’ flesh: California officials sound the alarm - Los Angeles TimesThe effect of cooking on diphacinone residues related to human consumption of feral pig tissues - PubMedNO SUCH THING | SubstackNew York State Association for Food Protection | Connect. Learn. Advance.Risk Busters, LLCDylan Bickers
Transcribe →Food Safety Talk 328: Kick the Kids Off Of the Internet
Sep 2401:59:38Tap to summarizeIAFP Annual Meeting - International Association for Food ProtectionROTL Definition & Meaning - Merriam-WebsterRoderick on the Line Episodes - Merlin MannWhat Had Happened Was – BlackWikiAnnual NYSAFP ConferenceIAFP Annual MeetingHere Comes Sunshine | Grateful DeadGarrett Morris SNL My Favorite Scene - YouTubeIAFP Annual Meeting - International Association for Food ProtectionROTL Definition & Meaning - Merriam-WebsterRoderick on the Line Episodes - Merlin MannWhat Had Happened Was – BlackWikiAnnual NYSAFP ConferenceIAFP Annual MeetingHere Comes Sunshine | Grateful Dead“Baseball been berry, berry good to me!” – the famous SNL catchphrase of Garrett Morris as Chico Escuela… - This Day in QuotesFernando Valenzuela - WikipediaWeekend at Bernie's - WikipediaBald Head Island NCWhere was Weekend at Bernie's filmed?The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century - The New York TimesConnect IQ Store | Watch Faces and Apps | GarminDo By FridayApple Music 100 Best Albums - WikipediaPoker Face (TV series) - Wikipedia)Severance (TV series) - Wikipedia)Required Readings: Buddhism - A Journey Through History - Decoding the GurusBuddhismPhil Jackson - WikipediaHOME | Future strombo.com20 Healthy Choice frozen meals, ranked worst to bestBetteridge's law of headlines - WikipediaMichigan chef: Cooking shows are filled with health code violationsSpot the Mistake: Television Cooking Shows as a Source of Food Safety Information - International Association for Food ProtectionFood Safety Insights | DoleCompliance With Recommended Food Safety Practices in Television Cooking Shows - Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior30715-1/abstract)Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads song) - Wikipedia)Moonshiners: Smoke Ring (TV Series 2021) - IMDbScientific Evidence Supports the Use of Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers as an Effective Alternative to Hand Washing in Retail Food and Food Service Settings When Heavy Soiling Is Not Present on Hands - ScienceDirectRob Mancini | barfblog, Rob Mancini | Leave a rehttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0910984/ - Google SearchKitchen Crimes (TV Series 2005–2006) - IMDbKitchen Crimes - Frantic FilmsFDA to Revoke 52 Obsolete Standards of Identity for Food Products | FDAStandards of Identity for Food | FDAeCFR :: 21 CFR Chapter I Subchapter B -- Food for Human ConsumptionThe FDA Is Revoking 52 Food Standards of IdentityBest in Show (4/11) Movie CLIP - Naming Nuts (2000) HD - YouTubeCDC Directed Funding Improves Foodborne Outbreak Reporting in U.S. States, 2009-2022 - ScienceDirect<a href="https://www.riskyornot.co/episodes/801-letting-your-drunk-partner-cook-raw-chicken-while-you-prepare-a-fresh-salad-in-a-...
Transcribe →Food Safety Talk 327: You Got It In Two (Live from AFDO 2025)
Sep 401:23:21Tap to summarizeClint Eastwood at the 2012 Republican National Convention - WikipediaFood Safety Talk 11: Somewhere on I-95 — Food Safety TalkFreshRealm Recalls Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination | Food Safety and Inspection ServiceListeria Outbreak Linked to Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo Meals | Listeria Infection | CDCWhen People Got Sick: Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo Meals Outbreak, June 2025 | Listeria Infection | CDCOutbreak Investigation of Listeria monocytogenes: Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo Meals (June 2025) | FDAGuidance on validation of lethal control measures for foodborne pathogens in foods - Ceylan - 2021 - Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety - Wiley Online LibraryThe Best Temperature to Eat CheeseCDC warns of Salmonella outbreak linked to pistachio cream | CDC NewsroomWhen People Got Sick: Pistachio Cream Outbreak, June 2025 | Salmonella Infection | CDC781. Dubai Chocolate — Risky or Not?Do By FridayDecoding the Gurus - A psychologist and an anthropologist try to make sense of the world’s greatest self-declared Gurus.Sudden Death of a Young Adult Associated with Bacillus cereus Food Poisoning - PMC10 Really Risky Foods Right Now - Consumer Reports553. Garlic From China — Risky or Not?National Restaurant Association | National Restaurant AssociationCottage Food Regulatory Guidance – Association of Food and Drug OfficialsMichael Gaenzle, Dr. rer. nat. habil. - Directory@UAlberta.caProfessor Michael Gänzle - The Sourdough SchoolRob Dunn | Executive Vice Chancellor and ProvostSourdough – Public Science LabTake Care when Sharing Friendship BreadSB242: Alaska Food Freedom Act
Transcribe →Food Safety Talk 326: Kimchi Bread
Jul 2901:46:05Tap to summarizeNorthwest Raleigh NC Brewery | House-Brewed Craft BeerOfficial Carolina Hurricanes Website | Carolina HurricanesIs MDPI a good platform to publications.? : r/PhDFoods | Journal AwardsHe’s a good man… and thorough. - YouTubeThe Journal of Extension | Conferences | Clemson UniversityAmerican Association for Agricultural Education - Journal of Agricultural EducationSeaman A. Knapp - WikipediaAgriculture South Building - Knapp plaque - Seaman A. Knapp - WikipediaKey Federal Food Safety Advisory Committees, NACMCF and NACMPI, Have Been TerminatedInstitute for Food Safety and Health - WikipediaDon’t Wash Your Chicken - YouTubeDon’t Wash Your Chicken! Germ-Vision Animation - YouTubeJennifer Quinlan | College of Nursing and Health Professions | Drexel UniversityFood Security Research Center - College of Agriculture Food and Natural ResourcesEfficacy of a Commercial Produce Wash on Bacterial Contamination of Lettuce in a Food Service Setting - ScienceDirectNew Home | Glo GermAfter the Gold Rush - YouTubeFaculty: Karyn Malinowski: Animal Sciences at Rutgers SEBS2013 horse meat scandal - WikipediaMatthew Koci | Prestage Department of Poultry ScienceDecoding the Gurus PodcastRaw milk in North Carolina, USMeat Department Safety ChecklistMeat Department Red Flags To Look Out ForFired Disney employee gets 3 years in prison for hacking and changing menus | CNN BusinessRoxanne (film) - WikipediaE. coli outbreak sickened more than 80 people but details didn’t surface - The Washington PostFood | Ready.govKeep Your Food Safe During Emergencies: Power Outages, Floods & Fires | Food Safety and Inspection ServiceFood Safety in a Disaster or Emergency | FoodSafety.govDisaster Preparedness and Recovery | NC State Extension
Transcribe →Food Safety Talk 325: I Have No Problem Eating Food Off Of The Floor
Jul 801:25:40Tap to summarizeHome | smartlessManitoba - WikipediaBASF – United StatesFood ScienceAbout the RCMP | Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceDoneness Versus Safety | Food Safety and Inspection Service(20+) Raw Milk Manitoba | FacebookFood Safety Talk 55: Damn Ignorant PhDs — Food Safety TalkFood Safety Talk 53: Raw Milk Hamsterdam — Food Safety TalkHome - Information TechnologyAmazon.com: CreaViva Cube Pomodoro Timer, Rechargeable Small Cute, Timer for Kids and Classroom, Kitchen, Cooking, Workout & Study Countdown, Time Management Tool (Honey Yellow) : Home & KitchenNow Is Not the Time to Eat Bagged Lettuce - The AtlanticRecommendations for Handling Fresh-cut Leafy Green Salads by Consumers and Retail Foodservice Operators - International Association for Food ProtectionBetteridge’s law of headlines - WikipediaSaltwater For Pools vs. Chlorinated WaterSeven Oaks Swim and Racquet Club521. Unwashed Bananas — Risky or Not?Cooling Uncovered Foods at a Depth of ∼5.1 cm (2 in.) or Less Poses Little Risk of Pathogen Growth - ScienceDirectDoes Taco Bell Serve ‘Grade D But Edible’ Meat? | Snopes.comHow to Avoid Food Poisoning from Leftover RiceRampant AI Cheating Is Ruining Education Alarmingly FastHome | Top Gear
Transcribe →Food Safety Talk 324: Richard Fingers Uncured
Jun 2, 202501:54:58Tap to summarizeRoderick on the Line - Merlin MannJohn J. Guzewich | Food Safety NewsToronto Maple Leafs - WikipediaDurham Bulls - WikipediaEephus - WikipediaBill Lee (left-handed pitcher) - WikipediaBall Four - WikipediaDock Ellis - WikipediaNo Mas Presents: Dock Ellis & The LSD No-No by James Blagden - YouTubeDuckDuckGo - Protection. Privacy. Peace of mind.The Most Dangerous Foods In Your Refrigerator | Keywords Research - Google SheetsTidy data • tidyrTidy dataIndiana Personal Injury Lawyers | Wagner Reese, LLPThe Hidden Dangers of Rotisserie Chicken - Non-Toxic Dad412. Defrosting Trays — Risky or Not?California Wholesale Store Recalls Rotisserie Chicken Products Due to Possible Salmonella Heidelberg Contamination | Food Safety and Inspection ServiceA deadly E. coli outbreak hit 15 states, but the FDA chose not to make the details publicLive updates: Pope Francis dies at 88; global tributes pour in for the Catholic leader2411MOEXH-2 Romaine E. coli - FDA Report | DocumentCloudBlack and white smoke: What does each one mean in picking a new pope?Tubular Bells - WikipediaAmbient 1: Music for Airports - WikipediaFDA making plans to end its routine food safety inspections, sources say - CBS NewsThe FDA May End Food Safety Inspections—Here’s What We Knowdoge is not cutting government spending #government #governmentjob #do… | doge | TikTokFDA caught covering up massive E. coli outbreak affecting 15 states - The Mirror USHot Dogs, Bacon, Celery Powder and Cancer Risk - American Institute for Cancer Research %Trade war against U.S. chicken? Europe rejects U.S. chlorinated chicken for these reasons - AS USAEurope rejects US chlorinated chicken, citing food safety concernsWhat Is Chlorinated Chicken? Is Chlorine-Washed Chicken Safe to Eat?Risk Assessment of Disinfection Byproducts in Poultry Chilled in Chlorinated WaterCod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World: Mark Kurlansky: 9780140275018: Amazon.com: BooksDecoding the GurusCollege hockey, Frozen Four home | NCAA.comFood Safety ConferencePickle Packers International: Advocating for Pickled VegetablesGetting Things Done® - David Allen’s GTD® MethodologyGetting Things Done - WikipediaDI Ray: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes
Transcribe →Food Safety Talk 323: If It's Wet, And It Isn't Yours, Don't Touch It (Live From CFP 2025)
May 15, 202501:08:10Tap to summarizeIn this very special episode, Ben and Don take the stage to moderate a powerhouse panel on the evolution of retail food safety, featuring Jill Hollingsworth (Ecolab), Cory Hedman (Meijer), Laurie Farmer (FDA), and Carrie Pohjola (Wisconsin DATCP). The discussion opens with how the role of inspectors has changed, particularly around cultural competency, language barriers, and the shift toward risk-based inspections. Panelists share how both regulators and industry are using technology to improve inspections and modernize approaches without losing what still works in analog. They tackle big questions about industry-regulator partnerships and touch on a unified federal food safety agency. From there, the conversation turns personal: panelists reflect on crisis moments in their careers what they learned, and what they'd do differently now. In a rapid fire round of questions they also reveal the outbreak that shaped their careers, their first and last concerts, their favorite part of the Food Code and aspirational food safety tattoos.
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