Food Safety Talk

Food Safety Talk 146: Vegas Baby!

Food Safety Talk 145: Cold Pizza for Breakfast

Don and Ben start this episode chatting about MacBook Pros (the computers, not the users) and closed Facebook groups with canning advice. Discussion went to a LifeHacker question of the day related to eating leftover pizza that wasn't refrigerated. The guys talk about insights in academia, government and the food industry and how just degrees and training don't make food good food safety; that experience and critical thinking matter. The show ends with a chat on leftover rice, overnight oatmeal ...

Food Safety Talk 144: They Look and Taste Like Green Turds

The guys jumped right into the food safety talk this week with a discussion of the Jimmy John's sprout outbreak. From there the conversation turns to a whole lot of listener questions and feedback: Instant Pot, more on edible gold and silver, the safety of pots left on the stove as well as refrigerator leftovers, fiddleheads, proper spatula use, burger temperatures, and food safety gadgets. There's a little bit of popular culture talk right at the end. Below are show notes so you can follow alon...

Food Safety Talk 143: I Don't Want Dead Water

Bomb Cyclone Blizzard: Uber-Like Snow Shovel Apps are Here to Help Raleigh breaks record for most consecutive hours of freezing temps Shinny - Wikipedia Lindsay Christians (@LindsayC608) | Twitter Edible vs. Non-Toxic: The Great Glitter Debate Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine Nail art fans use science skills to research diamond cappuccino Glittery coffee trend Diamond and Gold Cappuccino Food Additives & Ingredients > FDA Advises Home and Commercial Bakers to Avoid Use of Non-Edible Fo...

Food Safety Talk 142: Silver Balls

The episode opens, as it often does with a discussion of popular culture and hockey. Listener feedback covers suggestions for rapid response training for outbreak investigations. The food safety talk focuses on Listeria and apples, as well as the ongoing Listeria outbreak in South Africa, and it's relationship to HIV. For dessert, there is a discussion of raw milk and cookies (local New Jersey edition), topped with silver sprinkles.

Food Safety Talk 141: Dot Zaaa

Don and Ben talk about a self-inflicted hockey injury that Ben is dealing with that is causing him to lean differently. They also talk emails; raw milk and Listeria (and pasteurized milk and Listeria); biases and scientists looking at the same data and arriving at different conclusions. The conversation moves to famous microbiologists birthdays and a massive, tragic, outbreak of Listeria in South Africa. The show ends on Canadian satire and the Conference for Food Protection.

Food Safety Talk 140: Dr. Linda is a Friend of Mine

In this episode Don and Ben are joined by Gordon Hayburn from Trophy Foods. Gordon talks about his experiences in food safety, focusing on his time in the food industry, and his expertise on audits.

Food Safety Talk 139: Rile Up The Base

When Ben is suddenly called to Washington DC, Don reaches out to friend of the pod... cast, (and past guest) Michelle Danyluk to fill in. Michelle talks about the places she has lived in Canada, and her other advisors (besides Don) before moving into more food safety related topics. Not surprisingly, the food safety talk focuses on FSMA and the fresh produce rule, specifically testing of agricultural water testing and raw manure. Don and Michelle segue into topics like numeracy, megatrends and r...

Food Safety Talk 138: Ominous noises

This special pre-halloween episode features ominous noises, (and we are not talking about the pinging noise from Don's email in the background). The show opens with discussion of the sights and smells of fresh compost around Ben's office. After a brief digression into favorite TV, podcasts and fan feedback, the talk turns to recent food safety publications on cutting board safety and water bottle sanitation, followed by best Reduced Oxygen Packaging Handling practices from listener feedback. Nex...

Food Safety Talk 137: Grandma makes the best pickles

Temporary Thing “aging like the finest wines and cheeses” Canada mourns Tragically Hip singer Gord Downie - BBC News The Tragically Hip in Bobcaygeon - a film by Andy Keen 2017 N.C. State Fair - Nothing Could Be Finer! Social proof - Wikipedia Tatiana Lorca The Best Meal-Delivery Service for 2017 Food Safety Talk 130: This Outbreak is Brought to You by the Letter T — Food Safety Talk Temple Grandin (TV Movie 2010) - IMDb SC man accused of spraying possible feces on grocery store food | WSOC-TV H...

Food Safety Talk 136: Unknown Puppy Exposure

Show notes so you can follow along at home: * [Sonny Perdue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Perdue) * [CRISPR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRISPR) * [Dr. Richard Linton](https://norocore.ncsu.edu/about/our-team/dr-richard-linton/) * [USDA, Risk Assessment & Cost-Benefit Analysis](https://www.usda.gov/oce/risk_assessment/forums.htm) * [Agricultural Communications Major, Auburn University](http://bulletin.auburn.edu/undergraduate/collegeofagriculture/agcommunications_major/) * [FSIS Mas...

Food Safety Talk 135: This is a podcast

Food Safety Talk 134: Restaurants always have Pi

The show opens with a discussion of Ben's busy hockey schedule, chess and other games you can play on your iPhone. After the usual discussion of popular culture and television, the guys discuss the dangers of buying your degree online, famous people Ben knows on twitter and eventually move to food safety. The first food safety topic for discussion is a recent article on the relationship between minimum wage and restaurant inspection reports. The listener feedback section includes a discussion of...

Food Safety Talk 133: You had me at Murder She Wrote

Don and Ben talk Hurricane Harvey and food safety during power outages, British TV, podcast prepping, some food safety in the mainstream media American Greed. The guys then talked about the science behind ice cream, frozen yogurt went went to cutting melons, selling eggs stored at room temperature and tomato jam. Show notes so you can follow along at home: 4 Way Street - Wikipedia Ben Chapman on Twitter: “@bugcounter Definitely. https://t.co/U9l9pjyOqp” Food safety: What to keep and what to toss...

Food Safety Talk 132: Big Pot of Sponge Money

The show starts with a discussion about importance of being on time and time management, and then quickly moves to a discussion of recent and future podcast appearances by Don and Ben. They quickly dive into actual food safety, starting with the discussion about the Food Code and the risks posed by an unenclosed outdoor bar. This is followed by further Food Code discussions related to the importance (or lack thereof) of wearing a head covering if you're bald, and Food Code definitions (or lack t...

Food Safety Talk 131: Downward facing chicken

In this first post-IAFP recording, Don and Ben talk freeze talk freeze-tolerant trichina, Blue Apron arrival temperatures, the Fonz and the challenge of a food bank recall. Chipotle (and the company's employee paid sick leave policy) make an appearance.

Food Safety Talk 130: This Outbreak is Brought to You by the Letter T

In this special episode recorded live at IAFP 2017, Don and Ben chat with returning guest Dr. Freeze, and new guest "Pops". They cover some of their favorite moments of the conference as well as listener feedback on meal delivery services, vacuum packaging and freezing. They discuss the chances that your food poisoning is from the last thing you ate as well as the poorly named "The 10 most contaminated foods in your fridge".

Food Safety Talk 129: Unusual Sized Dumper

Show notes so you can follow along at home: Generation X - Wikipedia Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture - Wikipedia Chef & the Farmer — VivianHoward.com Food Safety Talk 79: You’re Into Botulism Country (with Merlin Mann) — Food Safety Talk Food Safety Talk 90: What if it’s a service dragon? — Food Safety Talk Foodborne Botulism – Illinois Type A Botulism From Sauteed Onions | JAMA | The JAMA Network Norovirus cross-contamination during preparation of fresh produce. - PubMed - NC...

Food Safety Talk 128: It's the Esters, John

The show begins with a discussion of Ben's recent travels. From there the discussion moves on to obligatory talk about beverages, Canadian and Philadelphia accents, Apple, and other podcasts. The food safety talk begins in earnest with the discussion about what is meant by the words "risk assessment". From there the discussion turns to "food safety programs", restaurant inspections and what customers might want to know, the humor of David Lloyd, and then back to meat safety and proper thermomete...

Food Safety Talk 127: A five-second lather

Don and Ben get down and dirty with shower habits, trips to Idaho and calendar best practices. They go in-depth on the science of handwashing, including temperatures and lathering styles including a creepy mechanical pigskin hand simulator. The show ends with a response to Roderick on the Line's question on keeping bacon fat on the stove and listener followup on home pasteurized eggs.

Food Safety Talk 126: Deep inside the sauce

After a short recap regarding Ben's travels, and fermented food safety, the guys do a deep dive into the nacho cheese sauce linked botulism outbreak, resurfacing eventually to talk about leftovers and pop culture. * [Caddyshack - Gunga Galunga - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkLH56VlKT0) * [The 65 Roses Story](https://www.cff.org/About-Us/About-the-Cystic-Fibrosis-Foundation/The-65-Roses-Story/) * [Chick-fil-A same-sex marriage controversy - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch...

Food Safety Talk 125: Slapping it on a bun

Don and Ben talked big concerts, Flaming Lips (the band, not the anatomy) obscure Canadian bands covering Neil Young and then got into some food safety stuff like the particulars of deer antler tea, with some deer penis sprinkled in. The discussion went to the rules around home-based food businesses and how risk-based decisions are made in regulatory choices. The episode finished with some listener feedback on washing produce and mold and whether food employees at Blue Apron (and like mail-order...

Food Safety Talk 124: Talking about Mike Scorpion

This episode starts with a chat about the need for butter refrigeration, bats and scorpions in leafy greens (oh my). The guys briefly celebrate Ben's birthday before talking about risk attribution, and yet another hot take on the 5 second rule, eating insects on purpose, and "food safety" tips from the internet. They make two book recommendations before talking about rat lungworm and other disgusting things. The show wraps with an example of doing food safety right, and breaking news about doing...

Food Safety Talk 123: My mom was pissed

In this episode, Don and Ben talk about life hacks and things that might not be life hacks; Gwyneth Paltrow, cookbooks and Ben's recent media experiences (and the perils of emailing while sitting on the toilet). Also in this episode the guys breakdown STEC in soy nut butter and Dixie Dew's FDA 483 form plus a bonus on ROP cheeses.

Food Safety Talk 122: Isn't that Ampersand?

This episode opens with an interesting discovery about the messages app then quickly veers into popular culture, and almost as quickly back to food safety. Food safety talk on rice and Bacillus cereus is followed by a discussion of the Salmonella in truffle oil outbreak at Fig & Olive restaurants. The discussion then turns to recalls and when to go public. A recent Listeria recall linked to cheese made from pasteurize milk leads to talk about raw milk, followed by a brief segue into North Ca...

Food Safety Talk 121: Seesaws and slides

Don and Ben talk I.M. Healthy's soy nut butter-linked E. coli outbreak; social responsibility and food safety; and produce washing. The guys also discuss the particulars of goalie screening and Salmonella sticking around in the environment for months. Bonus: urinals. Show notes so you can follow along at home: David Brent: Life on the Road Legionella When I’m Sixty-Four Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina Rumi: Buy Afghan Saffron Kinesiology Tape and How it’s Used in Physical Thera...

Food Safety Talk 120: It's "Sody Pops"

* [Makebelieve Help, Old Butchers, and Figuring Out Who You Are (For Now)](http://www.43folders.com/2009/10/22/who-you-are) * [Dishwasher Detergent Soak Cleans Dishes Overnight](http://lifehacker.com/5385784/dishwasher-detergent-soak-cleans-dishes-overnight) * [Soda vs Pop vs. Coke: Who Says What, And Where?](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/12/soda-vs-pop_n_2103764.html) * [Soda Vs. Pop Map](http://www.businessinsider.com/soda-vs-pop-map-2012-7) * [The Pop Shoppe - Wikipedia](https://en.wi...

Food Safety Talk 119: It’s Purple, I Visited It

• Super Bowl LI • Hunt for the Wilderpeople • The Castle • Love It or List It • Portlandia (season 7) • Sean Spicer Press Conference (Melissa McCarthy) • Pod Save the World • Woman, prosecuted for ceviche sales on Facebook, settles with DA | Ars Technica • Woman, prosecuted for selling $12 of ceviche on Facebook, now faces trial | Ars Technica • Conference Agenda | CFSEC 2017 • Iowa cookie dough supplier shuts down after listeria outbreak • FDA Warning Letter 2017 > Aspen Hills, Inc. 1/10/17 ...

Food Safety Talk 118: Hand Size Matters

This episode has you covered from the top of your head to the tips of your lucky socks. Ben and Don dig into some 1980's culture and shoot forward into the food on the future, and then back again. It's a food (and pet) safety grab bag covering pineapple safety, hand sizes and hand sanitizers, safe raw cookie dough, rats, turtles, milk from camels, microgreens and toilet history. Here are some links so you can follow along at home. * [Socks](https://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=socks&am...

Food Safety Talk 117: Clean Out The Air