Don't Eat Poop
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Join us every Tuesday for new episodes of Don't Eat Poop! A Food Safety Podcast. This informative podcast is hosted by renowned food safety specialists Francine L. Shaw, the CEO and Founder of Savvy Food Safety, and Matthew Regusci, the Founder of Fostering Compliance. Together, they delve into a wide range of topics related to food safety.
The podcast covers everything from industry..
Don't Eat Poop
2d ago
In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine have just gotten back from the Food Safety Consortium 2024 and they’re sharing everything while it’s still fresh in their minds.
You will hear all about their experience and their biggest takeaways. You will also be in the know about the amazing interviews they have coming your way.
So, don’t miss this event recap!
In this episode:
? [01:32] An exciting start to the Food Safety Consortium 2024
? [04:19] The best networking event in food safety
? [07:29] The difference being in Washington D.C. made
? [09:11] The interview ..read more
Don't Eat Poop
1w ago
In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are talking about the hot topic of the past few weeks: the deadly McDonald’s E. Coli outbreak.
This is a multistate outbreak with cases in 13 states and one death so far. Tune in to learn more about the facts surrounding the outbreak as well as Matt’s and Francine’s expert opinions on the situation.
They’ll also address the food safety controversy around Donald Trump’s publicity stunt at a McDonald’s on October 20, 2024.
In this episode:
? [03:15] The current McDonald’s E. Coli outbreak
? [05:10] The source of the outbreak and ..read more
Don't Eat Poop
2w ago
In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are joined by Doug Farquhar, the Director of Government Affairs of the National Environmental Health Association, at the 2024 FDA Retail Food Seminar & IEHA Annual Education Conference.
Doug is on a mission to encourage US states to adopt more recent versions of the FDA Food Code (only 4 states have adopted the most recent version so far) but this gets really tricky because of federalism.
Tune in as he sheds some light on just how independent every single state, county, and municipality is from the federal government and wha ..read more
Don't Eat Poop
3w ago
It's interview time! Welcome to the "Don't Eat Poop! A Food Safety Podcast," where hosts Matt and Francine take you on a journey into the world of food safety.
Recorded at the Food Safety Consortium, they delve into a fascinating food safety talk with industry experts Tia Glave and Jill Stuber from Catalyst.
Join Matt and Francine as they explore the importance of trust and people skills with Tia and Jill, and discover valuable insights on how to create and nurture a functional food safety culture within your organization.
If you're passionate about maintaining the highest standards in food s ..read more
Don't Eat Poop
3w ago
In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are sharing with you the Ask Us Anything! LinkedIn Live they did on Sep 25, 2024, during Food Safety Awareness & Education Month.
This event was unscripted and they answered questions as they came, and there were some amazing ones. They covered the need (or not) for new regulations, the differences between the EU and the US regulations, the future of food safety especially the role of AI in that, and much more.
There was even a special appearance of Francine’s famous tiara, so tune in for a light episode that’s also packed w ..read more
Don't Eat Poop
1M ago
In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are joined by David Hatch from Neogen, one of the world's largest suppliers of food safety testing platforms.
Get ready to learn all about food safety testing, such as what type of technology is available when it comes to testing (get results within seconds) and how the tests work in practice to keep food safe.
Unfortunately, you’ll also learn about the sad truth about most of the food safety industry being almost 2 decades behind when it comes to actually being able to do anything with the important data that it collects.
Tune ..read more
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1M ago
In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are joined by Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times-bestselling author Deborah Blum, at the 2024 FDA Retail Food Seminar & IEHA Annual Education Conference.
She is the author of “The Poison Squad”, one of Matt’s favorite food safety books.
Together they explore her outrageous findings from the time before regulations that she shares in the book, as well as ways to make things change for the better.
In this episode:
? [00:59] Meet Deborah and “The Poison Squad” book
? [03:41] Food in the 19th and early 20th century ..read more
Don't Eat Poop
1M ago
In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are joined by Patrick Quade, Founder and CEO of Iwaspoisoned.com, at the 2024 FDA Retail Food Seminar & IEHA Annual Education Conference.
They talk about Iwaspoisoned.com, which is a food safety crowdsourcing website. People can come to the website and report a food safety issue, and that data is then used to detect outbreaks, clusters, and trends in real time.
Tune in to hear about the great impact this technology can have in food safety by allowing companies to prevent instead of react to challenges.
In this episode:
? [0 ..read more
Don't Eat Poop
1M ago
In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are talking about the future of the fast food industry, more specifically the rise of automation and robotics in fast food kitchens.
You’ll get to meet Flippy, a kitchen robot that “mans” the fry station at a cutting-edge fast food in Los Angeles, California. Robots like this are here to stay so you’ll also get to hear all about what they mean for food safety in the restaurant setting.
Lastly, you’ll hear about the world’s most questionable pizza which has been made using construction equipment. PSA: do not try this at home!
In ..read more
Don't Eat Poop
1M ago
In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are looking into their very own crystal ball and diving into “The Future of Food Safety” on their Keynote at 2024 FDA Retail Food Seminar & Annual Education Conference.
They talk about what golden calves they think are going to die over the next couple decades and why they're going to die with emerging technology and increase in consumers.
As usual, they say what needs to be said regardless of how controversial. So tune in for a very insightful episode.
In this episode:
? [01:12] The origins of “Don’t Eat Poop!”
? [05:52] M ..read more