Episodes
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π In this episode π
* How to design a food authenticity testing plan;
* Common Mistakes in Recalls;
* Out now: The Rotten Apple e-book, Issues 151 to 175;
* Food fraud in βorganicβ ricotta.
π For a transcript and sources see Issue 179 π
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π In this episode π
* Global Food Fraud Trends (2024);
* Follow up: Honey rules;
* Animal Feed Safety Webinar 13th, 14th March;
* Future food policy in Europe.
π For a transcript and sources see Issue 178 π
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π In this episode π
* Honey fraud fight (including insights from the trenches);
* Save the date: Feed Safety Webinar 13th, 14th March;
* A guide to colour coding for food businesses;
* Did the USDA really accidentally fire its bird flu experts?
π For a transcript and sources see Issue 177 π
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π In this episode π
* Crisis management in the food industry;
* Rice fraud - more common than you might imagine think;
* Follow-up: South Africa poisonings;
* Spicy food eaten fast (just for fun).
π For a transcript and sources see Issue 176 π
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π In this episode π
* Legume poisoning;
* Best back catalogue ever: Announcing our new and improved index;
* What Iβm reading (misinformation, authenticity and smoked meat);
* I poisoned my family.
π For a transcript and sources see Issue 175 π
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π In this episode π
* What is a food safety risk assessment (really?);
* Outbreak root cause: Staph toxin in salad;
* Follow up: Food Waste Reduction.
π For a transcript and sources see Issue 174 π
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π In this episode π
* Mystery Food Poisonings Stalk Citizens;
* Bongkrekic acid outbreak insights;
* 14 rules for bad quality managers.
π For a transcript and sources see Issue 173 π
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π In this episode π
* Emerging Food Safety Risks (2025 update);
* How to reduce your food waste;
* Mr Bean at the restaurant (just for fun);
π For a transcript and sources see Issue 172 π
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π In this episode π
* Follow-up: Outcomes from the E. coli in slivered onions outbreak;
* The food fraud that wasnβt - a fruit juice story;
* Food Safety News and Resources;
* How to eat string cheese snacks.
π For a transcript and sources see Issue 171 π
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π In this episode π
* Sequelae: The Mysterious Long-term Outcomes of Foodborne Illness;
* Whatβs next for The Rotten Apple;
* Food Safety News and Resources;
* Spotify for food safety nerds;
* Food fraud news, emerging issues and recent incidents.
π For a transcript and sources see Issue 170 π
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π In this episode π
* Special offer: upgrade for one year and get a second year free, saving $100 (Get the special offer here)
* What changed in food safety in 2024?
* Food Safety News and Resources;
* What I learned: the worst and weirdest of the year;
π For a transcript and sources see Issue 169 π
Cover image: K. Hall (2024) ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05290064, via Food Politics
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π In this episode π
* Tomato fraud by big name retailers? - a BBC investigation leaves more questions than answers;
* Throwback: Bananas in Peril;
* Thatβs interesting: sugar taxes actually work?
π For a transcript and sources see Issue 168 π
Cover image: An AI image maker imagines tomato puree production
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π In this episode π
* The Great Tuna Scam (and what was going on with my salad in New York?);
* Packaging corner: drinking straws and hazards in plastic alternatives;
* Peek inside a mustard mill.
π For a transcript and sources see Issue 167 π
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π In this episode π
* How Salmonella works;
* Anatomy of a food crime;
* Revenge of the turkeys (just for fun).
π For a transcript and sources see Issue 166 π
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π In this episode π
* Food defence case study: cyberattack threatens allergic consumers
* 7 Food safety risks for 2025 and beyond
* How crackers are made (just for fun)
π For a transcript and sources see Issue 165 π
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π In this episode π
* Verification for food fraud prevention systems
* What does a food fraud team look like (and what to do if you can't get one)
* Are underweight ingredients a food fraud issue?
π For a transcript and sources see Issue 164 π
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π In this episode π
* How to ace your next food safety audit;
* Food safety champion makes melons great again;
* Insight: Loud and jumbled food innovations.
π For a transcript and sources see Issue 163 π
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π In this episode π
* Whatβs new in food safety culture systems;
* Haphazard analysis - we can do better
* Food crime or fun recipe, you decide (just for fun);
π For a transcript and sources see Issue 162 π
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π In this episode π
* Winner of the Food Safety Escape Room competition;
* The lost art of auditing outcomes;
* Salmonella outbreak unpacked;
* Worst fast food launches (just for fun).
π For a transcript and sources see Issue 161 π
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π In this episode π
* Special edition for World Food Day;
* Competition: Food Safety Escape Room.
π To view the original post, see Issue 160 π
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