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. 184. Hottest Topics of 2024: Outbreaks, Food Chemicals, FDA Changes, and More

    Ep. 184. Hottest Topics of 2024: Outbreaks, Food Chemicals, FDA Changes, and More
    Dec 24 2024
    In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we discuss the top food safety stories of 2024 and their implications. We cover: The Boar's Head Listeria Outbreak [6:24] USDA Announces Immediate Changes to Listeria Rule, Inspections for RTE Food FacilitiesFollowing Deadly Listeria Outbreak, USDA Launches Internal Investigation Into How it Handled Boar’s Head’s Unsanitary Production FacilityCongress Members Question USDA About Failure to Prevent Fatal Boar’s Head Listeria OutbreakBoar’s Head to Face Criminal Investigation Over Listeria Outbreak as Tenth Death is Reported Following Outbreak, Boar’s Head Forms Food Safety Council of Top Experts, Closes Facility, Discontinues LiverwurstInspection Reports Show Mold, Insects, Meat Residues, and More at Boar’s Head Facility Responsible for Listeria OutbreakBoar’s Head RTE Deli Meats Recalled After Two Listeriosis DeathsIt's Time to Reformulate Deli Meats to Reduce the Risk of Listeria monocytogenes—Feature story for Food Safety Magazine December ‘24/January ’25, by Kathleen Glass, Ph.D., Wendy Bedale, Ph.D., and Daniel Unruh, Ph.D. The McDonald's/Taylor Farms E. coli Outbreak [18:53] FDA Closes Investigation of McDonald’s E. Coli Outbreak Without Tests Confirming Onions as SourceMcDonald’s E. coli Outbreak Grows to 104 Illnesses in 14 States; Testing Has Not Yet Found Outbreak StrainFDA Unable to Implicate Grower in E. coli Outbreak Linked to Taylor Farms Onions Served at McDonald'sCDC Names Taylor Farms Onions as Cause of McDonald’s E. coli Outbreak; Patient Count Rises to 90Beef Ruled Out as Source of McDonald’s E. coli Outbreak, Quarter Pounders Return to RestaurantsMajor Chains Pull Onions Due to E. coli Concerns After Taylor Farms Confirmed as McDonald’s Supplier At Least One Death Caused by E. coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders Food Safety Five Ep. 1: Fatal E. coli Outbreak Linked to Onions on McDonald’s Quarter Pounders—Food Safety Five Newsreel video Grimmway Farms E. coli Outbreak [32:31] Grimmway Farms Carrot E. coli Outbreak Closed; No Match Found in Environmental SamplesCanada Recalls Carrots Implicated in Fatal E. coli Outbreak Affecting U.S.Death Reported in E. coli Outbreak Linked to Nationally Distributed Organic Carrots The Yu Shang Foods Listeria Outbreak [33:48] Another Infant Death Linked to Yu Shang Listeria Outbreak Yu Shang Brand RTE Meats Cause Two-Year-Long Listeria Outbreak Resulting in Death of an Infant Food Safety Technology Developments [36:37] How Rapid Development of Technology Has Revolutionized Food Safety—Food Safety Magazine on-demand webinarHow is the Revolution in Technology Changing Food Safety?—“Food Safety Insights” column for Food Safety Magazine June/July ’24, by Bob FergusonHow is the Revolution in Technology Changing Food Safety?—Part 2—“Food Safety Insights” column for Food Safety Magazine August/September ’24, by Bob FergusonHow is the Revolution in Technology Changing Food Safety?—Part 3—“Food Safety Insights” column for Food Safety Magazine December ‘24/January ’25, by Bob Ferguson Listeria, Salmonella Represent 40 Percent of FDA Food and Beverage Recalls in Last 20 Years FDA Human Foods Program Restructuring [42:39] FDA Budget Constraints Lead to International Information-Sharing for Chemical Safety ReviewsFDA Human Foods Program Reveals Work Plans for 2025FDA Introduces Streamlined Complaint Process on First Day of New Human Foods ProgramFDA Outlines its Developing Systematic Post-Market Review Process for Chemicals in FoodFDA Reorganization Officially Approved, Will be Implemented by October 1Food Safety Five Ep. 2: How Budget Constraints May Influence FDA Food Chemical Safety Work—Food Safety Five Newsreel video Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu (HPAI) H5N1 and Dairy Foods [50:30] California Declares State of Emergency Over HPAI H5N1 Outbreak in Dairy CowsUSDA Begins Five-Part National Milk Testing Strategy for HPAI H5N1As Outbreak Rages On, USDA to Begin Field Trials for HPAI H5N1 Vaccine in CattleUSDA-FSIS to Begin Routine Monitoring for HPAI in Dairy Cows Under National Residue ProgramFDA Publishes Dairy Food Safety Research Agenda for HPAI H5N1More Canadian Milk Testing, New Pasteurization Study Shows HPAI is Not Food Safety RiskUSDA Finds HPAI in Muscle of Sick Dairy Cow; Study Shows Infectious Potential of Contaminated Raw Milk USDA Experiments Show Cooking Beef Patties to “Well Done” Kills HPAI VirusUSDA Testing Retail Ground Beef for HPAI H5N1; Maintains That U.S. Meat Supply is SafeFDA Testing Finds HPAI in Retail Milk Samples; Research Required to Determine Infectivity, Food Safety RiskUSDA Now Requires HPAI Testing for Dairy Cattle, Mandatory Reporting USDA's Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products [57:35] USDA-FSIS to Hold Two Public Meetings on Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry in DecemberUSDA-FSIS Extends Comment Period for Proposed Salmonella Regulatory FrameworkStudy Supports USDA’s ...
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  • MilliporeSigma: The Importance of E. coli and STEC Testing to Food Safety

    MilliporeSigma: The Importance of E. coli and STEC Testing to Food Safety
    Dec 19 2024

    Justyce Jedlicka serves as the Food and Beverage Regulatory Liaison in North America for MilliporeSigma, where she is responsible for engaging with influencers in the food and beverage industry to align initiatives with regulatory compliance and promote best practices for food safety and quality testing methods. Justyce has been serving the food and beverage industry since 2013, and received both a B.S. degree in Chemistry and an M.B.A. degree from the University of Missouri in St. Louis. She currently serves as the Food Sciences Section Chair and Executive Board Member of the American Council of Independent Labs, and is a member of the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP), the International Society of Beverage Technologists (ISBT), and AOAC International.

    Sally Powell Price is MilliporeSigma's Regulatory and Public Health Expert for Food and Beverage Safety Testing in North America. Previously, she served as Director of Lab Operations at a biotech startup in Boston and was the Food Lab Supervisor at the New York City Department of Health Public Health Laboratory. She holds a B.S. degree in Biology from Hamilton College, an M.S. degree in Microbiology and Immunology from James Cook University in Australia, and did continuing coursework in public health and foodborne disease at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. She is a member of the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO), the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP), and AOAC International.

    In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak with Justyce and Sally [2:41] about:

    • Reasons why Escherichia coli and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) are pathogens of particular concern for the food industry
    • Existing food safety regulations to protect consumers from infections caused by E. coli
    • MilliporeSigma solutions for STEC testing
    • The future of STEC testing for food safety
    • Resources that listeners can access to learn more about how the food supply is protected from E. coli contamination.

    Resources

    E. coli Detection for Food Safety

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    MilliporeSigma

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    34 mins
  • Ep. 183. Thomas Gremillion: Advocating for Strong Federal Food Safety Regulation

    Ep. 183. Thomas Gremillion: Advocating for Strong Federal Food Safety Regulation
    Dec 10 2024

    Thomas Gremillion, J.D., M.A. is the Director of Food Policy at the Consumer Federation of America (CFA). He oversees research, analysis, advocacy, and media outreach for the group's food policy activities, and monitors food safety activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and in Congress, where he advocates for strong food safety protections for consumers. He also coordinates the Safe Food Coalition, a group of consumer, trade union, and foodborne illness victim organizations dedicated to reducing foodborne illness by improving government food inspection programs.

    Prior to joining CFA in 2015, Gremillion practiced environmental law at Georgetown University Law Center's Institute for Public Representation. He also served as an associate attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Gremillion is a member of the D.C. and North Carolina bars. He also holds an M.A. degree in International Relations from Andina Simón Bolívar University in Ecuador.

    In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak with Thomas [22:27] about:

    • Initiatives and advocacy work by CFA and its Safe Food Coalition to improve national food safety and protect consumers from foodborne illness
    • The pros and cons of the structure of FDA’s reorganized Human Foods Program
    • Concerns about efforts to delay or weaken FDA's Food Traceability Final Rule and industry's ability to comply by the January 2026 deadline
    • Questions raised about federal oversight of food inspections following the high-profile Listeria outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats
    • The need for standardized pathogen testing protocols for facilities that process raw and ready-to-eat (RTE) foods
    • CFA's perspectives on USDA's proposed framework for reducing Salmonella in poultry products
    • The implications of the Supreme Court's recent overturning of the 1984 Chevron ruling for the food industry, and regulatory agencies' ability to protect public health.

    News and Resources

    News

    Congress Members Urge FDA to Ban Red Dye 3 in Food [3:10]
    Policies on Antibiotics in Meat: Many Top Restaurants Receive Failing Grades, Only One Gets A+ [6:23]
    Poor Hygienic Design, Difficulty Communicating Risks are Barriers to Low-Moisture Food Safety, Study Shows [15:20]
    EU Expands Responsibility for Listeria Criteria in RTE Foods to Additional Food Business Operators [19:05]

    Resources

    “New Technology Applications in the Fight Against Foodborne AMR”—Editor’s Note, Food Safety Magazine December ‘24/January ‘25
    Facilities Focus: Food Safety Factors to Consider in Hygienic Design and Infrastructure (Webinar On-Demand)

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    Please send us your questions and suggestions to podcast@food-safety.com
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    56 mins

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