Food Safety Talk

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Food Safety Talk 93: Does your dog poop outside? Mar 07, 2016

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Show notes so you can follow along at home: International Association for Food Protection Reconcilable Differences #16: Ancient Bird - Relay FM Tom Jones (@mmbagelz) | Twitter Conference for Food Protection Chipotle may be safer than ever. Seriously! Health department inspection criteria more likely to be associated with outbreak restaurants in Minnesota. - PubMed - NCBI Chipotle will close Feb. 8 for company wide meeting on food safety | OregonLive.com Chipotle Sabotaged by GMO Activists? : snopes.com ‎www.cdc.gov/phlp/docs/forensic_epidemiology/Additional%20Materials/Articles/Torok%20et%20al.pdf Winter’s the Time for Norovirus | North Carolina Health News Farmers Markets and Food-Borne Illness - The New York Times ‎marcfbellemare.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/BellemareKingNguyenFarmersMarketsJuly2015.pdf farmers markets microbiology - Google Scholar Air driers suck; just ask local graffiti artists | barfblog Evaluation of bacterial contaminants found on unused paper towels and possible postcontamination after handwashing: A pilot study - American Journal of Infection Control Food Dehydrator R.E.M. - What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? (Official Video) - YouTube Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lemmy | Documentary Film - Cosmos Documentaries | Watch Documentary Films Online Motörhead - Ace Of Spades - YouTube MC5 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia R.E.M. LYRICS - It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

Food Safety Talk 92: So we can't use that rice? Mar 04, 2016

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Food Safety Talk 91: Chipotle: The musical Mar 03, 2016

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Prisencolinensinainciusol (with lyrics) - YouTube Watch Nespresso From Saturday Night Live - NBC.com Glengarry Glen Christmas | Saturday Night Live - Yahoo Screen Episodes - Here’s The Thing Prisencolinensinainciusol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Adriano Celetano - Prisencolinensinainciusol - YouTube Food Safety Talk 9: Two monitors and a microphone — Food Safety Talk Paul’s Boutique - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Conversations with the Dead: The Grateful Dead Interview Book - David Gans - Google Books RTP180° - Food 2.0 - YouTube Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Site Chipotle makes a lot of promises | barfblog Randy Wagstaff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Meal Service Requirements The Big Waste : Food Network Specials : Food Network

Food Safety Talk 90: What if it's a service dragon? Feb 25, 2016

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The guys begin the show by recommending two albums by Willie Nelson: Yesterday’s Wine and Half Nelson. The conversation moves quickly to the E. coli O157: H7 outbreak related to the chicken salad distributed by Costco. The celery and onion mix, provided by Taylor Farms, was the ingredient contaminated with the pathogen. The scope of the recall was large because it affected so many large retailers. Ben contrasted this recall with the Salmonella outbreak linked to Hershey chocolate in 2006. In that particular case, the supplier of soy lecithin was not revealed by the Canadian Food Inspection agency. From there the talk turns to an FDA warning letter to Gold State Nut which cites the company president for handling nuts after touching his bearded dragon. A Salmonella outbreak in 2014 was linked to bearded dragons and resulting 166 illnesses. The show switches gears when Don shares a hypothetical food safety regulatory scenario with Ben and asks how it would be regulated in North Carolina and New Jersey. Ben notes it would be regulated via a clarification memo. This leads to a discussion of home rule. Ben mentions outbreaks in Alabama and Maryland, linked to similar events. The podcast ends with talking about the movies Legal Eagles and Star Wars. Ben and Don conclude by encouraging the listeners to rate Food Safety Talk in iTunes.

Food Safety Talk 89: On a scale from 1 to 11 Feb 24, 2016

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Show notes and links so you can follow along at home: Master of None (TV Series 2015– ) -IMDb Inside Out (2015) on iTunes Dawn French - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Doc Martin (TV Series 2004– ) - IMDb Official Dr Martens Store - US THE CRANBERRIES LYRICS - The Rebels Dolores O’Riordan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thanksgiving goofiness | barfblog Conference for Food Protection International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) > FSMA Final Rule on Produce Safety Roderick for Seattle (@VoteRoderick) | Twitter Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann USDA Blog » Food Safety Marketing Helps Pave Path to Success at Produce Auction Are those 450 illegal tamales in your pocket, uh, luggage; or are you just happy to see me? | barfblog Polenta Kenkey

Food Safety Talk 88: Canadian Halloween Feb 18, 2016

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The podcast begins with Ben complaining about the clutter in his office, and Don about his downgraded airline membership status (unlike Ben who became a gold member in Delta airline after his trip to Dubai for the International Food Safety Conference). The show starts with a listener question about the shelf life of candy, which is shelf stable from a microbiological perspective because of a low water activity. Don and Ben go on to bond over their love of Brigadeiro from Brazil. The talk moves to a recent WHO report on processed meats, cancer and the guys discuss poor risk communication from the WHO. Ben brings up a recent MMWR article about an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that was linked to a farming educational event. This prompts Don to talk about the NY Sheep and Wool festival where he did not find any hand washing stations. Don spoke about his talk at the Produce Marketing Association in Atlanta, GA and his trip to Wegmans where he noticed the caramel coated apples were refrigerated and maintained at 40 °F. This was likely due to the 2014 multistate listeriosis outbreaks linked to the consumption of caramel apples. Ben shares that Kroger simply chose to not carry caramel apples which some called a bad knee-jerk reaction to good research. The final topic of the show was Chipotle’s decision to close 43 restaurants in the midst of an E. coli outbreak, although some restaurants have been less than clear about the reason they closed. The podcast ends with reading listener mail.

Food Safety Talk 87: A blue ribbon and $10 competition Feb 15, 2016

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Food Safety Talk 86: Low viscosity vomit Jan 19, 2016

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In an effort to get caught up and get some shows out, we have elected to post today show notes in a more old school style. * [Tripe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripe) * [Andouille](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andouille) * [Skype Outage: An Update, and an Apology](http://blogs.skype.com/2015/09/22/skype-outage-an-update-and-an-apology/) * [iOS 9 - What’s New](http://www.apple.com/ios/whats-new/) * [watchOS 2 review](http://www.imore.com/watchos-2-review) * [Yogi Berra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogi_Berra) vs. [Yogi Bear - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogi_Bear) * [Amazon.com: Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game](http://www.amazon.com/Moneyball-The-Winning-Unfair-Game/dp/0393324818) * [New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health](http://ifnh.rutgers.edu/) * [Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Poona Infections Linked to Imported Cucumbers](http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/poona-09-15/) * [Foodborne disease under reporting graphic](http://barfblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/burden.foodborne.reporting.png) * [Epi Curves for Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Poona Infections Linked to Imported Cucumbers](http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/poona-09-15/epi.html) * [Case Count Maps for Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Poona Infections Linked to Imported Cucumbers](http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/poona-09-15/map.html) * [Statement from Andrew and Williamson on Cucumber Recall](http://www.andrew-williamson.com/About_Us/Recall_2.html) * Where is [Baja California](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baja_California)? * [Physicochemical factors affecting the rapid bactericidal efficacy of the phenolic antibacterial triclosan](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18494867) * [David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell](https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/david-and-goliath/id599651578?mt=11) * [The Cringing Point on kung fu grippe](http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/205874392/surprise-surprise) * [Antibacterial soap has poor killing power](http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2015/09/antibacterial-soap-triclosan-has-poor-killing-power), sort of. * [Health officials investigating Salmonella cases linked to Chipotle restaurants in Minnesota](http://barfblog.com/2015/09/45-sick-health-officials-investigating-salmonella-cases-linked-to-chipotle-restaurants-in-minnesota/) * [Chipotle is the target of a brutal new attack ad](http://www.businessinsider.com/chipotle-is-the-target-of-a-brutal-new-attack-ad-2015-9) * What is the [Center for Consumer Freedom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Consumer_Freedom), via Wikipedia (never wrong) * [Audits and inspections are never enough: A critique to enhance food safety](http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956713512004409) * [Health department inspection criteria more likely to be associated with outbreak restaurants in Minnesota](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23127710) * [Scientists Create Vomiting Machine To Learn How Norovirus Spreads](http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/08/19/432770292/scientists-create-vomiting-machine-to-learn-how-norovirus-spreads) * [Aerosolization of a Human Norovirus Surrogate, Bacteriophage MS2, during Simulated Vomiting](s) * [Evidence for airborne transmission of Norwalk-like virus (NLV) in a hotel restaurant](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10982072) * [Krispy Kreme Challenge | 2400 Calories, 12 Doughnuts, 5 Miles, 1 Hour](http://www.krispykremechallenge.com/), then barf * [The origins of the term 86](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/86_(term)) * The very lovely [Good Lovelies](http://www.goodlovelies.com/)

Food Safety Talk 85: I'm the jerky police Dec 18, 2015

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Ben and Don host a special guest, Dan Benjamin, podcasting pioneer and founder of 5by5, the inspiration for Food Safety Talk. After sharing what they were eating (because that makes for a good podcast) and Ben and Don tell the Food Safety Talk origin story about Episode Zero as part of the IAFP 100 year anniversary StoryCorps project. The guys talk with Dan about the podcast content niche, who the community of listeners are (both inside and outside the food safety world). The conversation moves into how Don is food safety expert to the podcasting stars and the guys talk about some of the risk assessment questions Dan and Haddie text Don that usually start with ‘Can she eat this?' The discussion goes into kids getting sick, spurred by Dan’s children coming home with gastro illnesses. Don and Ben each have stories about taking care of vomiting children. The guys talk about Immunity, resistance and probabilities of feces being positive, transfer and introduction into the body. Don describes how risk modeling calculations work taking all the factors into account. Dan tells an analogous story about immunity and his grandfather’s metallurgy job. The guys use a hypothetical situation of a child projectile vomiting into someones mouth to help explain acquired immunity and vaccinations. Dan’s child illness discussion pushes the guys into CDC’s Infection control guidelines and restaurant food handlers and glove use. Dan tells a detailed story of his son’s vomiting event which includes norovirus, rotavirus, oatmeal, sink disposal, aerosolization, infection control, clean-up and incubation. A norovirus outbreak at Chipotle becomes a topic and the guys talk about brand impacts of an outbreak. The hygiene hypothesis makes an appearance as does brain eating amoebas. Dan describes Ben as the jerky police which goes back to an interview Ben did on 5by5 where they talked about risks associated with drying beef without heat treating. Dan gives hints on his super special recipe. The guys talk dehydrating manufacturers instructions (which may or may not be validated), water activity, Shigatoxin-producing E. coil and marinades. Don and Ben come up with a plan for a jerky how-to podcast and website fusing some of the validation studies (including one from our friends Harrison and Harrison).

Food Safety Talk 84: All the Great Journals Dec 06, 2015

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The podcast starts (as it often does) with a discussion of music, and today it’s jazz and rap. From there it moves to podcasts, then back to music, specifically the Violent Femmes concert Ben attended with his family. The transition to Food Science talk begins with a discussion of improvisation during public presentations, and the Merlin Mann © style of presentation. The conversation switches to salt rising bread made via the action of lactic acid bacteria and Clostridium perfringens and peer-reviewed research on the same. From there the discussion moves to Apple Watch, Pandora, Spotify, Focus at Will (a streaming service purported to aid concentration), Ben’s new MacBook, and a rapper that recorded an entire album in an Apple store. Finally, the conversation returns to food safety and the Stella & Chewy pet food Listeria monocytogenes recall in particular, and the microbial risks posed by pet food in general as evidenced by the peer-reviewed literature. The pet food topic prompts a discussion of the One Health Approach, and the importance of collaboration to solve food safety issues for humans and animals. The show ends with a pop culture recommendation of The Hobbit for Haitian graduate students or anyone else interested in second breakfast.

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