Don and Ben get together for their second podcast during peak pandemic. There's lots of TV talk at the beginning, since Ben is watching lots of TV with his kids. Ben also talks about other stuff he's doing with his family like playing board games. From there the guys transition to the work that they've been doing in response to the pandemic, including Don's adventures with a viral tweet, and how Ben falls victime to an April Fools prank. They both talk about the challenges posed by risk communic...
Apr 01, 2020•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 206
Humidity - Beer - Fullsteam Brewery The best email client for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android | Spark TextExpander – Communicate Smarter COVID-19 Resources | NC State Extension Drafts | Where Text Starts Evidence for gastrointestinal infection of SARS-CoV-2 - ScienceDirect Toilet Flush May Have Spread SARS Initial Investigation of Transmission of COVID-19 Among Crew Members During Quarantine of a Cruise Ship — Yokohama, Japan, February 2020 | MMWR Ep. 374: “Licking the Butter Lion” - Roderick on t...
Mar 18, 2020•2 hr 10 min
Don and Ben open the episode with some productivity and technology talk before segueing into fake conferences and more talk about Ben's new research kitchens. Don asks Ben for his advice on sous vide cooking. Don provides a update on his visit to Chipotle HQ (spoiler alert, he's a fan now). The discussion moves to leafy green safety before Don wraps up with the story of another visit, this time to Tailor Cut Produce.
Feb 29, 2020•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 204
Apple Watch Series 5 - Apple AirPods Pro - Apple Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann How much evidence is there that we should aim to write every day? And are their downsides to suggesting that people aim for that? | Dynamic Ecology Gord Downie - Wikipedia A Conversation with Gord Surgeoner | Industrial Biotechnology Chris Jones on Twitter: https://t.co/wbZq6rd7Lw" / Twitter Gordie Howe - Wikipedia The Planet Smashers – Uncle Gordie Lyrics | Genius Lyrics FDA Food Code Code of Federal Regulations...
Feb 17, 2020•1 hr 48 min
The show opens with the discussion of construction near Ben's office, followed by a brief digression into what the guys are watching on TV. The talk about food safety begins with how one might prepare ancient Mesopotamia dishes. Then the guys talk in detail about a cut fruit outbreak that occurred at the end of 2019 caused by a small company near Rutgers University. There is a brief discussion of cleaning dishes and washing fresh produce before the guys talk about the YouTube star of Grandpa's K...
Feb 01, 2020•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 202
Apple Pro Display XDR Nit’s, also known as Lice - Head Lice - General Information - Frequently Asked Questions Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) | FDA Echo in the Canyon - Wikipedia Barry - Official Website for the HBO Series The Kominsky Method: Season 2 | Official Trailer | Netflix - YouTube Stress Relief (The Office) - Wikipedia Ocean’s Eleven (2001) - IMDb The Movies That Made Us (TV Series 2019– ) - IMDb Love Actually - Wikipedia Four Weddings and a Funeral - Wikipedia Trainspotting (film) - Wiki...
Jan 03, 2020•1 hr 58 min
We recorded this episode live in Louisville Kentucky at a Rapid Response Teams program meeting. Unfortunately there was a significant problem with recording the audio for this episode. Evidence suggests (listen carefully at the beginning of the repording) that the audio engineers recorded the room audio, instead of the input from our microphones. Thanks to some Herculean efforts by our friends from the Internet we are able to bring you this relatively listenable version of podcast. Apologies in ...
Dec 16, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 200
Chris Gunter (@vegetabledoc) / Twitter Food Safety Talk 3: Be the Ball (Chris Gunter, Guest) — Food Safety Talk Sharpie ✓ Yuge font ✓ Random all caps ✓ Zelensky spelled wrong ✓ Yep, Trump wrote this | Donald Trump’s “I Want Nothing” Note | Know Your Meme Applied Ecology | NC State University Ben Reading | Applied Ecology | NC State University Farm to Table - Understanding and Making Kimchi Retail HACCP and Variances | NC State Extension Sourdough – Public Science Lab Dr Sarah L Desmarais - NC St...
Nov 27, 2019•2 hr 9 min
Today the guys are joined by special guest Rachael Jackson from the Eat Or Toss website. Rachel talks about how she got started doing her website, and the guys chime in with how some of their favorite extension questions have been answered on the site. From there the discussion turns to food waste in general, and some of the initiatives and activities all three have been involved with on the topic. Rachel asks a question about the risks of centrally located composting drop-off locations, before ...
Nov 11, 2019•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 198
Intermountain Section IFT Caddyshack - Bill Murray’s story about the Dalai Lama - YouTube Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann Bryan Adams - Summer of 69 - YouTube Sanitation in the Retail Food Industry, Gale Prince Degradation of DDT and DDE by Cheese Microorganisms - Ledford - 1969 - Journal of Food Science Effect of Processing on Recovery of Polio Virus From Inoculated Foods - Heidelbaugh - 1969 - Journal of Food Science Heat of Respiration of Fresh Produce as Affected by Controlled Atmosphre -...
Oct 25, 2019•1 hr 10 min
* [Letterkenny (TV series) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letterkenny_(TV_series)) * [Thanksgiving (Canada) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_(Canada)) * [FDA Food Code | FDA](https://www.fda.gov/food/retail-food-protection/fda-food-code) * [The Andy Griffith Show - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Andy_Griffith_Show) * [Lower Trenton Bridge - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Trenton_Bridge) * ['Trenton Makes, the World Takes': History ...
Oct 17, 2019•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 196
‘Letterkenny’ sayings you need to incorporate into your daily life Letterkenny (TV series) - Wikipedia Series of tubes - Wikipedia “Letterkenny” Les Hiques (TV Episode 2017) - IMDb “Letterkenny” A Fuss at the AG Hall (TV Episode 2016) - IMDb New Jersey Farmers’ Market Council of Farmers and Communities The Trenton Farmers Market | The Trenton Farmers Market - Over 40 different businesses located here at The Trenton Farmers Market Cottage Food Laws North Carolina - Cottage Food Law Food Safety fo...
Oct 08, 2019•2 hr 27 min
This is a special live episode recorded at the Refrigerated Foods Association Fall Symposium at Rutgers University. Ben and Don talk to a room full of food industry professionals, most of whom know what podcast is, but who are not regular listeners to Food Safety Talk. As usual the live episode opens with a survey regarding podcasts and how much the audience knows about them. After Don briefly corrects Ben regarding the correct meaning of the word "random", Ben wants to talk about knives made ou...
Sep 25, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 194
Don and Ben start the show with a listener question about the safety of cooking already dead lobsters, which leads into some personal stories about bad seafood (and good seafood, like those Des Moines scallops). The guys then tackle a bunch of listener feedback related to internalization of pathogens in produce, pancake shooters and a follow-up of last episode's boil water advisory excitement. The episode ends with a discussion of the safety of canning recipes found online (and how to sneak some...
Sep 16, 2019•1 hr 51 min
The show opens with some hurricane safety talk, but quickly moves to discussion of an email that Ben received last night relating to some microbiological tests on water and hypothetically related illnesses. The guys do a deep dive on communicating risk in the midst of uncertainty before moving to listen or feedback. Listener feedback focuses on fake whiskey, standards for foreign objects in food, refrigerator temperature monitoring, Toxicology of recyclable bowls, the volume of hot air hand drye...
Sep 07, 2019•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 192
Food Safety Talk 140: Dr. Linda is a Friend of Mine — Food Safety Talk InfoDog - The Dog Fancier’s Complete Resource for information about AKC Dog Show Events, and Dog Products and Services Gordon Hayburn | LinkedIn Definition of monorchid gordon hayburn (@gordonhayburn) | Twitter Lost (TV series) - Wikipedia J. J. Abrams - Wikipedia Fringe (TV series) - Wikipedia Alias (TV series) - Wikipedia The Greatest Generation (podcast) - Wikipedia Silent Witness (TV Series 1996– ) - IMDb The Role of Audi...
Aug 27, 2019•1 hr 46 min
Today the guys were joined by software developer Daniel Jalkut for a wide ranging discussion on food safety including whether the inside leaves of a head of lettuce need to be washed, whether something can ever be 100% safe, the importance and origins of Mann's Assumption, how what people see in the grocery store informs their perception of food safety, the risks of microorganisms on the outside of food packages, food safety culture, the risks from reheated rice, and a fascinating and deep dive ...
Aug 15, 2019•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 190
Washington State sponsored Retail HACCP Class FDA Food Code | FDA Mum (TV Series 2016– ) - IMDb More than 25 Percent of Delivery Drivers Say They Taste Customer’s Food, Study Finds Study reveals how people use food delivery apps | US Foods Notes from the Field: Outbreak of Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella Infections Linked to Pork — Washington, 2015 | MMWR Tainted Pork, Ill Consumers and an Investigation Thwarted - The New York Times The New York Times, the Porter Family and Salmonella I 4,[5],12:...
Aug 12, 2019•1 hr 52 min
The show opens with the guys talking about the recent IAFP meeting, as well as the usual assorted miscellanea. Ben wants to talk about when to discard cutting boards, what to do about a broken wrist watch, and a food worker with MRSA. From their the guys clear out all of the backlog of listener feedback, including storage of fancy candied cherries, a recent article flies, E. coli, feedlots and produce, the risks of sous vide, other podcasts about food safety, the risks posed by leaving foods out...
Aug 02, 2019•2 hr 20 min•Ep. 188
About Us — Food Safety Talk Car Talk Food Safety Talk IAFP 2019 opens with a bit of humor and a dose reality about the fun of learning | Food Safety News NASCAR Official Home | Race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers barfblog | safe food from farm to fork Chipotle Mexican Grill Amazon.com: Wedding Donut Wall, Donut Stand For Wedding, Donut Holder, Donut Display, Donut Bar, Doughnut Bars: Handmade Agroson’s LLC refuses FDA request to voluntary recall of Cavi brand papayas | Marler Blog F...
Jul 30, 2019•2 hr 11 min
The show opens with Don's asking Ben to buy him some gift cards. Ben is also having a holiday party six, and the guys spend a little bit of time talking about the media there watching before the talk turns to food safety. Listener feedback leads to a discussion of the risks posed by leaving foods out of temperature control, which foods pose an increased risk of harboring Listeria, appropriate labeling advice for doggy bags, and the safety of multiple component foods being left out of temperature...
Jul 04, 2019•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 186
Bacterial Transfer Associated with Blowing Out Candles on a Birthday Cake Raw Oyster Myths | FDA Hold the Raw Sprouts, Please | FoodSafety.gov Chipotle FoodKeeper App | FoodSafety.gov Enjoy Every Sandwich: The Songs of Warren Zevon - Wikipedia Fate of Aflatoxin M1 in Cheddar Cheese and in Process Cheese Spread FDA Sampling Frozen Berries for Harmful Viruses | FDA Microbiological Surveillance Sampling: FY 19-20 Frozen Berries (Strawberries, Raspberries and Blackberries) | FDA reddit.com: soylent ...
Jun 19, 2019•1 hr 42 min
The show opens with some brief news about the recent Apple keynote. From there the discussion turns to books about food safety and Don's recent travels. Then the guys jumped right into listener feedback talking about fictional petfood safety, fake food, food fraud, school gardens, cooking pasta inside a cheese wheel, using pressure cookers to sterilize microbiological media, conservative views on food safety and the FDA, electrolyzed water as a cleaning agent, the role of lawyers in the food saf...
Jun 05, 2019•1 hr 57 min
Seinfeld - The Car Reservation - YouTube Linda J. Harris | Food Science and Technology Aligning the Food System for Food Safety in Food Waste Solutions Three Dog Night Food Safety Talk 182: Is It Their Last Tuna? — Food Safety Talk 668: The Long Fuse - This American Life Food Safety Talk 177: Toilet as a Research Device — Food Safety Talk Strong Songs Song Exploder | Episode 28: The Long Winters Food safety: FDA now tests frozen berries for hepatitis A, norovirus The Making of a Novel: Twyla Tha...
May 29, 2019•2 hr 5 min
This week's episode features surprise special guest Dr. Larry Goodridge from the University of Guelph. After a brief discussion of Dr. Goodridge is outstanding sartorial style, the guys get right into it with a discussion of a Dr. Oz video, with the counterpoint video from Dr. Goodridge. the discussion widens a larger conversation about how to talk to the news media and the general public about safety. The conversation segues into other Twitter inspired topics like the safety of raw marmot liver...
May 09, 2019•2 hr 22 min•Ep. 182
Viking River Cruises International Association for Food Protection Do By Friday Mitigating Food Safety Risk Factors in the Modern Day agenda Professor tweet History of Provence - Wikipedia Growth and Survival of Foodborne Pathogens in Beer The Greatest Generation (podcast) - Wikipedia Chris McCandless - Wikipedia Food Safety Talk 145: Cold Pizza for Breakfast Filtering stream water or fresh water is medically unnecessary. Evidence-Based Medicine in the Wilderness: The Safety of Backcountry Water...
Apr 30, 2019•2 hr 32 min
The show opens with nonfood safety talk, including Skype, hockey, and Philmont Scout Ranch before dipping into food safety and a discussion of Purell VF 481 (they are not a sponsor). Ben asks Don about fresh produce food safety, and they talk about agricultural water, and Ben mentions about an upcoming talk to high school students about food safety in their greenhouses. listener feedback inspires the guys to talk about the ongoing feud between the Washington Post and USDA FSIS. More listener fee...
Apr 09, 2019•2 hr 12 min•Ep. 180
Homepage - AFFI Food Safety Zone Thermal Inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella during Water and Steam Blanching of Vegetables. - PubMed - NCBI Listeria Control Program Advanced Search - AFFI Food Safety Zone California Almonds Death Wish Coffee Company: World’s Strongest Coffee | Best Coffee NACMCF Report on Safe Cooking of Poultry Multistate Outbreak of <I>Salmonella</I> Infections Associated with Frozen Pot Pies — United States, 2007 Cooking the poop out of pot pies...
Apr 02, 2019•1 hr 16 min
The guys want to let everyone know up front that they will be recording a special frozen food themed episode next week with the sponsorship of the American Frozen Food Institute. The audio recording of the show will appear in the regular podcast feed, but if you want to listen and watch in real time you can register on the AFFI website at the link below. The regular show opens with a discussion about Ben's upcoming relay race across the state of South Carolina, and the reason for the early-morni...
Mar 21, 2019
FDA on Lead in Food, Foodwares, and Dietary Supplements wild turkey ceramic football decanter image search Bourbon and Rye Whiskeys Are Legally Distinct but Are Not Discriminated by Sensory Descriptive Analysis Bourbon Mash Bill Explained – Blog Moonshine University Survival of Salmonella on Lemon and Lime Slices and Subsequent Transfer to Beverages HIF Health Insurance Food Safety Talk 25: Two Little Super Heroes, Mangoes and Cantaloupes The A.I. Diet - The New York Times A.I. May Have Written ...
Mar 08, 2019•1 hr 38 min
