Food Safety Matters

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  • Food Safety Matters is a podcast for food safety professionals hosted by the Food Safety Magazine editorial team – the leading media brand in food safety for over 20 years. Each episode will feature a conversation with a food safety professional sharing their experiences and insights into the important job of safeguarding the world’s food supply.
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  • Ep. 177. Dr. Brendan Niemira: Cold Plasma Technology for Food Safety and Sanitation

    Ep. 177. Dr. Brendan Niemira: Cold Plasma Technology for Food Safety and Sanitation
    Sep 10 2024
    Brendan A. Niemira, Ph.D. is a research microbiologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA's ARS) in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, and a graduate of the University of Chicago and Michigan State University. His research develops and validates cold plasma, pulsed light, radiofrequency energy, and other nonthermal food processing technologies. He has published over 180 peer-reviewed research articles, book chapters, and critical reviews, is the co-editor and author of a well-regarded reference text, and holds one patent. Dr. Niemira is a Fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and a past member of the IFT Board of Directors. He currently serves on the Educational Advisory Board for the Food Safety Summit. A member of IFT, the International Association for Food Protection, and the American Society for Microbiology for more than 20 years, he also serves on the editorial boards for the Journal of Food Protection and Applied and Environmental Microbiology. He received the 2016 U.S. Department of Defense Award for Excellence and the 2020 Federal Laboratory Consortium Technology Transfer Innovation Award. In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak with Brendan [22:52] about: The definition of cold plasma technology and how it can be used in the food industry to improve microbial safetyThe strengths and weaknesses of different forms of cold plasmaTypes of food for which cold plasma can be used to successfully decontaminate, and why it works best for certain food typesComparisons between cold plasma technology and other thermal and nonthermal decontamination techniquesWhy cold plasma technology has not yet been scaled up for widespread industry use, and for what applications commercialization could be achievedFactors that affect the energy costs of different cold plasma generation methodsThe possibility of adapting cold plasma technology to inactivate viruses in foodservice environmentsHuman occupational health and safety considerations in the generation of cold plasmaTakeaways from a workshop and session on root cause analysis that took place at the 2023 and 2024 Food Safety Summits, respectivelyOther research areas Dr. Niemira is working on at USDA-ARS to advance food safety. News and Resources NewsDraft EU Act Would Require WGS Analysis for Foodborne Illness Investigations [5:45]Study Finds GRAS Carcinogenicity Data are Adequate, but Could Use a Standardized Approach [8:57]USDA-FSIS to Begin Routine Monitoring for HPAI in Dairy Cows Under National Residue Program [15:00]Researchers Offer New Tool to Identify Top Microbial Threats to Infant Foods [18:28] ResourcesSUBSCRIBE to Food Safety Magazine and/or FSM eDigestFood Safety Magazine Webinars Sponsored by: CINTAS We Want to Hear from You! Please send us your questions and suggestions to podcast@food-safety.com
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Mitzi Baum: Setting a Focused Path for STOP Foodborne Illness

    Mitzi Baum: Setting a Focused Path for STOP Foodborne Illness
    Sep 3 2024

    As CEO of STOP Foodborne Illness (STOP) since May 2019, Mitzi Baum, M.Sc. is focused on expanding STOP's impact by concentrating on three strategic areas: families and individuals impacted by foodborne disease, company culture and practice, and food safety policy. By instituting a collaborative, consumer-centric operating model, STOP engages stakeholders across the food system to develop and advance solutions to food safety.

    Prior to her tenure at STOP, which will come to an end in late 2024, Mitzi cultivated a 23-year career at Feeding America, rising to the senior-level position of Managing Director of Food Safety. Mitzi holds a Master of Science degree in Food Safety and a certificate in Food Law from Michigan State University. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Bowling Green State University and has obtained certificates in Nonprofit Management from the University of Chicago, Quality Management from DePaul University, and Food Safety Management from Cornell University.

    Mitzi is the 2021 Joseph Leiter Lecturer of the Medical Library Association and National Library of Medicine, an adjunct faculty for Michigan State University's Online Food Safety Program, a certified seafood Hazards Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) instructor, and a Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI). She also serves as the consumer representative on Council I for the Conference for Food Protection and is a member of the National Restaurant Association's Food Safety Advisory Council.

    In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak with Mitzi [2:57] about:

    • The development and impacts of the Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness, a program of STOP that joins industry with consumers
    • STOP’s advocacy for the modernization of USDA-FSIS's regulatory standards for Salmonella in poultry, for which FSIS recently released a proposed framework, and STOP’s thoughts on the new framework
    • STOP’s work to include Cronobacter sakazakii on the CDC’s List of Nationally Notifiable Diseases, and whether more work is required to prevent Cronobacter infections from powdered infant formula following the 2022 outbreak and supply shortage
    • Efforts to position STOP as a more credible, reliable, and focused organization with greater visibility and improved fundraising outcomes
    • What drew Mitzi to STOP, and her proudest achievements during her tenure as CEO.

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    58 mins
  • Ep. 176. Sarah Brew: What Does the Overturning of the 1984 Chevron Ruling Mean for Food Safety?

    Ep. 176. Sarah Brew: What Does the Overturning of the 1984 Chevron Ruling Mean for Food Safety?
    Aug 27 2024
    Sarah L. Brew, J.D. leads Faegre Drinker LLP's nationally recognized food litigation and regulatory practice. She is one of the country's leading food lawyers, representing food industry companies in a variety of complex cases, including many of the highest-profile and most media-scrutinized outbreaks and recalls over the past two decades. She also counsels clients on regulatory compliance, guiding them through U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspections, recalls, warning letters, and enforcement actions; and advises on food safety, labeling, and marketing regulations and risk management issues. As a leading voice in food law, Sarah speaks nationally at food law conferences and before industry groups. In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak with Sarah [33:43] about: The June 28, 2024 Supreme Court ruling on Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, which overturned the Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council Inc. decision of 1984, and the new ruling’s regulatory implications for the food industryHow the Loper Bright decision could open up an avenue for industry to challenge important FDA or U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) decisions, and the difficulties plaintiffs would face in actually challenging such decisionsWays in which the Loper Bright ruling might influence FDA and USDA rulemaking processes to prevent decisions from being challenged and ruled “unreasonable” in the futureThe potential for inconsistent application of food regulations arising from court rulings made under the new Loper Bright standardIn general, the potential impacts that the Loper Bright ruling could have on food industry regulations and food safety. News and Resources Consumer Reports Raises Alarm Over Rocket Fuel Chemical in Kids’ Foods [4:18]FDA: Limited Scientific Evidence Does Not Show Microplastics in Food, Packaging Pose Health Risk [11:14]Experts Recommend Codifying Food Safety Culture After Major STEC Outbreak at Calgary Childcare Facilities [18:55] FDA to Hold Public Meeting on Development of Postmarket Food Chemical Assessment Process [26:16] FDA Human Foods Program (and CFSAN) Career Opportunities [26:49] USDA-FSIS Publishes Final Regulatory Framework for Salmonella in Raw Poultry [27:47]EPA Immediately Suspends Use of Herbicide Dacthal With Emergency Order [28:36] Sponsored by: MSU Online Food Safety We Want to Hear from You! Please send us your questions and suggestions to podcast@food-safety.com
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    59 mins

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