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Food Safety Matters — 298 episodes
Ep. 225. Yasuda, Boeffard, Boyce: The Stop Alliance Mentorship Program: Lessons Learned and Collaborations Shared
Ep. 224. Rhodes Yepsen: Balancing Food Safety, Sustainability, and Packaging Policy
Ep. 223. Brittney Miller: HACCP, SQF, and Food Safety on America's First Quail Farm
Live From IAFP with USDA Leaders—New Strategies for Salmonella, AI, and Inspection Tech
Ep. 222. Elena Medo: Food Safety Lessons From the Global Infant Formula Cereulide Recall
Elanco: Summer Fly Pressure, Food Safety, and Smarter IPM in Poultry Houses
NomadX: Preventing Food Safety Crises—A New Approach to Detection, Decontamination, and Intervention
Ep. 221. Dr. Alex LeBeau: The Science Behind Food Contaminant Testing
MilliporeSigma: Uncharted Territory—Food Risks, Rapid Responses, and the Race to Adapt
Ep. 220. Ramirez and Hodgson: What it Takes to Build and Maintain an Effective Food Safety Culture
Ep. 219: World Food Safety Day 2026
Elanco: Spring and Summer Pest Pressure—Smart Insecticide Strategies for Poultry Producers
Ep. 218. Dr. Brady Carter: Water Activity, Shelf-Life Validation, and Food Safety Controls
Live from the 2026 Food Safety Summit—Part 2
Live from the 2026 Food Safety Summit—Part 1
Ep. 217. Larry Keener: Learnings From an Award-Winning Career in Food Safety
Apeel Sciences: Helping Growers and Suppliers Build the Future of Food
Ep. 216. Sandro Tarchini: Driving Global Food Traceability, Authenticity with Blockchain
Ep. 215. Stalker and Terada: Aligning Culture, Risk, and Operations at the Food Safety Summit
Ep. 214. Chris McGarvey: UK/EU Food Regulatory Changes on the Horizon
FlexXray: Emerging Technologies for Improving Foreign Material Detection
Ep. 213. Richard Stier: Driving Continuous Improvement in Food Safety and Sanitation
Ep. 212. Dr. Claire Sand: The Future of Food Packaging and Chemicals of Concern
Ep. 211. Kathy Sanzo: The Implications of FDA's Synthetic Food Dye Phase-Out
Ep. 210. Campbell Mitchell: Executive Leadership in Food Safety on a Global Scale
Ep. 209. Helena Bottemiller Evich: The MAHA Effect on American Food Policy
Yiannas, McDonald, Besser, Hedberg: Fixing the Outbreak Investigation System
Ep. 208: Reviewing 2025—A Year of Change for Food Safety Policy
Ep. 207. Brian Sylvester: Preparing for 'MAHA'-Driven Policy Changes on Food Dyes, UPFs, GRAS
Ep. 206. Jay Berglind: In Fearless Pursuit of Safer Eggs and Food Safety Innovation
Ep. 205. Black and Gabor: Digital Transformation and Emerging International Standards for Food Safety
Kris Sollid: What Does Consumer Sentiment Say About the Safety of the U.S. Food Supply?
Ep. 204. Spink and Fenoff: How to Prevent Food Fraud in Your Supply Chain
Ep. 203. Dr. David Dyjack: What Does the Future of the Food Safety Workforce Look Like?
Ep. 202. Dr. Kathy Knutson: What Does a Robust Environmental Monitoring Program Look Like?
Ep. 201. Mick Dutcher: The Work of FDA OII's Food Products Inspectorate
Ep. 200: A Celebration of Food Safety Matters Podcast History
Elanco: Implementing a Holistic Approach to Salmonella Control in Poultry
Ep. 199. George Misko: The Future of Food Regulation Under MAHA
Diamantas and Choiniere: FDA Focuses on Produce Safety, MAHA, Culture, and More
Ep. 198. Dr. Jim Fredericks: Controlling Rodent Risks in Food Facilities
Ep. 197. Jatin Patel: Lessons Learned and Best Practices for Handling a Recall
Ep. 196. Dr. Lane Highbarger: How the FDA Workforce Cuts May Impact Food Safety
FlexXray: How External X-Ray Inspection Helps Close the Gap on Foreign Material
Ep. 195. Dr. Christopher Daubert: The Value of a Food Science Education
Elanco: Diagnostics and the Role of Testing in Ensuring Food Safety
Ep. 194. Alex Truelove: Impending Compliance Changes for Compostable Food Packaging
Bonus Episode: Live from the 2025 Food Safety Summit—Part 2
Bonus Episode: Live from the 2025 Food Safety Summit—Part 1
Ep. 193. Christian Ararat: A Global Perspective on Auditing, Certifications, AI, and Beyond
Ep. 192. Alfredo Fernández: Emerging U.S. Regulations for PFAS in Food Contact Materials
Ep. 191. Dr. Edward Dudley: Wastewater Monitoring for Foodborne Pathogen Surveillance
Ep. 190. Phil Kafarakis: Ensuring Food Safety for Food Away From Home
Hygiena: Optimizing Data for Improved Food Safety Risk Management and Compliance
Ep. 189. Dr. Jason Evans: Leadership When Nothing is Easy—A Food Safety Summit Keynote Preview
Ep. 188. Dr. Kimberly Baker: Educating Small Manufacturers on Food Safety Compliance and Best Practices
Ep. 187. Rainer and Coneski: Evolving Legislation Around Food Packaging Chemicals and Additives—Implications for Industry
Ep. 186. Lucy Angarita: Outlining an Action Plan for FSMA 204 Compliance
Ep. 185. Dr. Haley Oliver: Global Food Safety Innovation to 'Feed the Future'
Ep. 184. Hottest Topics of 2024: Outbreaks, Food Chemicals, FDA Changes, and More
MilliporeSigma: The Importance of E. coli and STEC Testing to Food Safety
Ep. 183. Thomas Gremillion: Advocating for Strong Federal Food Safety Regulation
Ep. 182. Paul Shapiro: Making the Case for Cell-Based Meats and Plant-Based Proteins
Ep. 181. Johanna Velez: Dedicated to a Culture of Consistent Improvement
Ep. 180. Dr. Carolyn Ross: Where Sensory Science Meets Food Safety and Quality
Dr. Lone Jespersen: Methods for Communicating Insights to Assess Food Safety Culture
Ep. 179. Dr. Takashi Nakamura: Ensuring Fresh Produce Safety From Field to Fork
Esteban and Eskin: On the Frontlines of the Food Safety Fight Against Salmonella in Poultry
Robroy: Preventing Food Recalls With Hygienic Design
Ep. 178. Jeannie Shaughnessy: 'Nuts' About Food Safety—PTNPA's Industry and Regulatory Work
Elanco: The Importance of Farm Biosecurity to Food Safety
Ep. 177. Dr. Brendan Niemira: Cold Plasma Technology for Food Safety and Sanitation
Mitzi Baum: Setting a Focused Path for STOP Foodborne Illness
Ep. 176. Sarah Brew: What Does the Overturning of the 1984 Chevron Ruling Mean for Food Safety?
Ep. 175. Joelle Mosso: Food Safety Starts on the Farm
Ep. 174. Nuno Soares: Three-and-a-Half Steps for Selling Food Safety
Ep. 173. 100 Years of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance—And a Look Ahead at Dairy Food Safety
Elanco: The Role of Diagnostics in Determining Food Safety Interventions
Ep. 172. DeWaal and Pluke: Improving Food Safety in Traditional Markets
Ep. 171. Dr. Kathleen Glass: An Award-Winning Career in Food Safety
World Food Safety Day 2024 and Mick Miklos: Prepare for the Unexpected
Ep. 170. Dr. Barbara Kowalcyk: An Integrated Approach to Food Safety, Nutrition, and Food Security
Bonus Episode: Live from the 2024 Food Safety Summit—Part 2
Ep. 169. Live from the 2024 Food Safety Summit—Part 1
Elanco: Dr. Alissa Welsher—Using Darkling Beetles as an Indicator for Pre-Harvest Salmonella Loads
Ep. 168. Francine Shaw: Watching the Kitchen to Ensure Food Safety in Foodservice
Ep. 167. James (Jim) Jones: Engaging Stakeholders for a Unified FDA Human Foods Program
Ep. 166. Robert Manning: Real-World Recall Management and Prevention Strategies
MilliporeSigma: Cultivated Seafood—Collaborative Journey to Scale-Up Success
Ep. 165. Dr. Jason Richardson: Refreshing FSQA Culture at The Coca-Cola Company
Ep. 164. Brian Ronholm: Food Safety Current Events From a Consumer Advocate POV
Ep. 163. Natalie Dyenson: IFPA's Advocacy for Global, Farm-to-Fork Produce Safety
Ep. 162. Brian Sylvester: How the California Food Safety Act is Shaping U.S. Food Additives Regulation
Ep. 161. Sara Mortimore: Managing Food Safety and Supply Chains at Walmart and Beyond
Ep. 160. 2023: A Year of Evolving Food Safety Concerns and Regulations
Ep. 159. Sherry Brice: Balancing Food Safety, Business Leadership, and Teamwork
Path Forward: Ensuring Safety and Efficiency through Equipment Qualification
Ep. 158. Harris and Grantham: How Food Processors are Preparing to Meet FSMA 204 Traceability Requirements
MilliporeSigma: Guarding Your Food—Detecting Cronobacter and Ensuring Food Safety
Ep. 157. Dr. Kathy Knutson: Food Safety Considerations and Regulations for Cannabis-Infused Edibles
Ma and D'lima: How FDA Enforces Allergen Requirements and Recalls to Ensure Food Safety
Ep. 156. Lise Korsten: Food Safety Considerations, From Post-Harvest Interventions to Future Challenges
Ep. 155. Dr. Barbara Masters: Food Safety Regulatory Policy—More Than One Side to the Story
Ep. 154: Guzzle, Ham, Lewis, Pierce: 30th Anniversary and Ongoing Implementation of FDA's Food Code
Saunier and Eisenbeiser: Why Every Month is Food Safety Education Month
Ep. 153: Dr. Darin Detwiler: Reflections on Netflix's Poisoned and 30 Years of Food Safety Advocacy
Ep. 152. Dr. Kris de Smet: Managing Food Safety in the EU and Beyond
Ep. 151. Pierce, Morales, and Quam: Behavioral Science of Food Safety in Small-Scale Retail Foodservice
Ep. 150. Sarah Gallo: CBA and FDA—Modernizing Recalls, Inspections, Labeling, and More
Ep. 149. Dr. Steven Lyon: Food Safety Innovation, Stewardship, and Culture at Chick-Fil-A
Ep. 148. Tracy Fink: IFT's Research, Resources, and Reach
Ep. 147. Angela Fernandez: Achieving FSMA 204 Compliance With GS1 Standards
Waldrop and Coffman: Stakeholder Collaboration is Key to Advancing Culture
Elanco: Addressing USDA's Top Salmonella Serotype KPIs in Poultry
Ep. 146. Live from the 2023 Food Safety Summit—Part 2
Ep. 145. Live from the 2023 Food Safety Summit—Part 1
Ep. 144. Dr. Angela Anandappa: Advancing the Science and Practice of Sanitation
MilliporeSigma: Small Steps, Big Impacts—Understanding Risks and Regulations for Infant Food Safety
Ep. 143. Frank Yiannas: The Time to Take Bold Food Safety Action is Now
Pierce, Chapman, and Zimmerman: The Behavioral Science of Retail Food Safety Culture
Ep. 142. Dr. Donald Prater: FDA's Import Food Safety, Culture, and Smarter Tools
Ep. 141. Mukherjee and Fattori: Preparing for Tomorrow's Food Safety Risks, Today
OHAUS: Quality and Profit from Your Scale and Balance
Ep. 140. Dr. Martin Wiedmann: Pathogen Interventions to Advance Food Safety
Ep. 139. Dr. Susan Mayne: CFSAN's Mission, Today and Tomorrow
Black History Month: George Washington Carver's Life and Legacy
Ep. 138. Jespersen and Wallace: Changing Culture by "Nudging" the Frontline
Friedlander and Lasprogata: FDA and Industry Perspectives on FSMA 204
Microbac: Shelf Life, Where Food Safety and Quality Intersect
Ep. 137. Gurrisi and Rios: Fresh Express' Food Safety, from Farm to Fork
Ep. 136. Dr. Jovana Kovacevic: Mitigating Listeria through Innovation
Ep. 135: 2022 Year in Review and Look Ahead
Ep. 134: Sandra Eskin: How USDA-FSIS is Tackling Salmonella in Poultry
Ep. 133: Coffman, Brice-Williamson, Kenjora: Allied to Advance Food Safety
Ep. 132: David Acheson: A Food Safety Smorgasbord—Salmonella, Cannabis, PFAS, and More
Ep. 131: Michael Cramer: Teachings for Next-Gen FSQA and Sanitation Professionals
Elanco: Integrated Pest Management as a Key Part of Food Safety Programs
Hughes and McEntire: FDA's Commodity-Specific Prevention Strategies for Produce
Ep. 130: Kim Livsey: Leading a Food Safety Incident Management Team
Ep. 129: Michael Taylor: Legislating after the 1993 Jack in the Box E.coli Outbreak
Ep. 128. Bill Marler: Perspectives on Poisoned and Food Safety Progress
Ep. 127. Dr. John Butts: The Jungle and the Evolution of Meat and Poultry Safety
Ep. 126. Blum, Keener: The Poison Squad and the Fight for Food Safety Legislation
Ep. 125. Dr. Conrad Choiniere: Moving 'Closer to Zero' Through Collaboration
Ep. 124. Gillian Kelleher: Securing FSQ from the Top Down
Ep. 123. Tia Glave, Jill Stuber: Coaching FSQ Leaders to Drive Positive Change in Culture
Ep. 122. Dr. Markus Lipp: Food Safety, Food Security, and Climate Change
Ep. 121. Tim Stubbs: Uniting the Dairy Industry in Food Safety Goals
Elanco: A Multi-Hurdle Approach to Poultry Pre-Harvest Food Safety
Ep. 120. Marc Cwikowski: The Value and Future of Auditing
Ep. 119: Live from the Food Safety Summit
Ep. 118. Joe Stout: In the Trenches with Sanitation and Hygienic Design
Ep. 117. Dr. Guangtao Zhang: Mars Drives Research and Technology Innovation in Food Safety
Ep. 116. Warren, Houlroyd, White: The Intersection of Food Safety and Worker Safety
Ep. 115. Kathy Gombas: Ensuring Food Safety with FSPCA Training
Ep. 114 Jeff Hahn: Crisis Management for Food Industry Leaders
Ep. 113. Shawn Stevens: What's Driving Recalls and FDA Enforcement
Ep. 112: Rogers, Mettler, Waller: FDA and Utah on an Integrated Workforce through Mutual Reliance
MilliporeSigma: Discussion with NIH about the Importance of Reference Materials for Dietary Supplements
Ep. 111. Jennifer McEntire: IFPA—The New Voice of Produce
Ep. 110: 2021 Year in Review
Ep. 109. Mark Wittrock: Predictive Preparedness at DHS
MilliporeSigma: Mycotoxin Madness
Ep. 108. STOP Foodborne Illness and AFDO: Joining Forces for Recall Modernization
Ep. 107. Kerry Bridges: Chipotle: "Everyone is talking about food safety."
Ep. 106. Dr. Brittany Campbell: What's Bugging Your Facility?
OHAUS: Optimizing Lab Equipment Solutions
Ep. 105. Jespersen, Walsh: Global Food Safety Culture Series: Lessons Learned
Ep. 104. Bonnie McClafferty: Food Safety Needs to Be a Business Model
Ep. 103. Nuno Soares: Being a Saving Lives Officer
Elanco: Pre-harvest Poultry Interventions
Ep. 102. Dr. Jeff Kornacki: Nothing Is Foolproof
Ep. 101. Cornell's Center of Excellence: A Call for Innovation
Ep. 100. Donna Schaffner: If It Can Go Wrong, It's Gone Wrong Before
Ep. 99. Noel Anderson: Drivers of Change in Food Science
Ep. 98. John Spink: Food Fraud: How Far Have We Come?
Novolyze: Digitalizing Food Safety
Ep. 97. Wendy White: Making the Most of Virtual Training
Ep. 96. Ryk Lues: The Nexus of Food Safety, Culture, and Security
IFC: Getting the Birds Out
Ep. 95. Frank Busta: Blazing Trails and Growing Leaders
bioMerieux: Accelerating Diamond Pet Foods EMP
Ep. 94. Ruth Petran: Influence of Sanitation on Public Health
Ep. 93. Omar Oyarzabal: Defining Food Safety
Ep. 92. Chirag Bhatt: A Career along the Supply Chain
Ep. 91. Donna Schaffner: Getting Real about Processing, and Training, Training, Training
PathogenDx: Enhancing Your Environmental Controls
Ep. 90. Phil Kafarakis: Pandemic-Inspired Innovations
Ep. 89. Will Daniels: Humanizing Food Safety
Ep. 88. Corby, Mandernach, Mettler: New Era Blueprint for Federal and State Partnerships
Ep. 87. 10 Years of FSMA
Ep. 86. 2020: The Year that COVID Made
MilliporeSigma: Salmonella, Salmonella, and more Salmonella
Ep. 85. Tamara Mullin: A Focus on Local
IFC: Strategies for Keeping Pests Out
PerkinElmer: Solus One
Ep. 84. Scott Brooks: Tyson Takes on COVID
bioMerieux: Predictive Diagnostics
Ep. 83. Hugo Gutierrez: Continuous Improvement Requires Openness to Change
Ep. 82. John Spink: The Integrated Supply Chain
Ep. 81. Randy Huffman: Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing
Ep. 80. Bob Gravani: Unconscious Competence in Food Safety
Ep. 79. Hal King: Food Safety Management Systems in Foodservice and Retail
Ep. 78. Jespersen, Tanner, and Coole: Sustaining Food Safety Culture
Ep. 77. FSPCA Panel: Virtual Food Safety Training
IFC: Fogging & Insect Growth Regulators
Ep. 76. Joe Stout: To Seek and Destroy the Listeria Foxhole
Ep. 75. John Keogh and C.J. Unis: Supply Chains After COVID—Part II
Ep. 74. John Keogh and C.J. Unis: Supply Chains After COVID—Part I
Meritech: The Employee Hygiene Toolbox
Ep. 73. Keith Warriner: Applications for the Advanced Oxidation Process
Ep. 72. David Acheson: The Trouble with Defining "Ready-to-Eat"
Ep. 71. Bryan Hitchcock: Leading the Global Food Traceability Center
Ep. 70. Auburn Univ. Experts: COVID's Effect on U.S. Meat Industry
Ep. 69. Popham, Cramer, Leighton: Prioritizing food safety during COVID-19
COVID-19: Assessing the Impacts on the Food Industry
Fine Tune: The Future of Pest Management
Ep. 68. Steve Mandernach & Ernie Julian: What Keeps State Regulators Up at Night: Part 2
Ep. 67. Steve Mandernach & Ernie Julian: What Keeps State Regulators Up at Night: Part 1
Ep. 66. Frank Yiannas: A New Era of Smarter Food Safety
Ep. 65. Discussing Food Safety at the NACS Show
Ep. 64. Bob Whitaker & Jennifer McEntire: Produce 2020 (Part II)
FoodLogiQ: Partnering on Food Traceability and Transparency
Ep. 63. Bob Whitaker & Jennifer McEntire: Produce 2020 (Part I)
Ep. 62. 2019: Shutdown, Swine, Romaine – Oh My!
Ep. 61. EFSA: Creating Food Safety's Future in the EU
Ep. 60. Cramer, Bernard, Powitz: Three career food safety pros walk into a bar (Part II)
IFC: Effective Pest Management
Ep. 59. Cramer, Bernard, Powitz: Three career food safety pros walk into a bar (Part I)
Ep. 58. Lan Lam: Food Safety in America's Test Kitchen
Ep. 57. Sanjay Gummalla: AFFI's Food Safety Innovations
Phoseon: Targeting Pathogens with UV LED
Ep. 56. Oscar Garrison: Regs and Eggs
Ep. 55. CDC: Investigating Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
Ep. 54. Live from IAFP 2019
Ep. 53. Cindy Jiang: How McDonald's Collaborates with Stakeholders Worldwide
Ep. 52. Joan Menke-Schaenzer: Navigating Foodborne Outbreaks and Recalls
Ep. 51. Bob Powitz: The Right Way to Clean and Sanitize—Part II
Ep. 50. Bob Powitz: The Right Way to Clean and Sanitize—Part I
IFC: Pest Management and FSMA
Ep. 49. Jeff Farber: Listeria and Emerging Food Safety Threats
Ep. 48: Live from the Food Safety Summit
Tetra Pak: Advances in Successful Dairy Separation
Ep. 47. Craig Wilson: Costco's Food Safety Leadership
Ep. 46. GFSI: Yiannas, Jespersen, and Robach Weigh In on the Conference
Ep. 45. David Acheson: The Challenges of Communicating Food Safety to Consumers
Ep. 44. Jeremy Zenlea: C-Stores—Food Safety on the Go
Ep. 43. Samuel Godefroy: Food Regulations on a Global Scale
Neogen: Meet MSU's Food Processing and Innovation Center
Ep. 42. Joe Stout: Sanitation and Hygienic Design in the Food Plant
Ep. 41. Sara Mortimore: HACCP—A Practical Approach
Ep. 40. Chris Elliott: Food Crime: A Global Challenge
Ep. 39: 2018: The Year of the Outbreak
Ep. 38. Maria Lapinski: Risk Communication and Social Media
Ep. 37. Keith Warriner: Produce, Biosensors, and Successful Research
Ep. 36. Mike Cramer: Environmental Monitoring and Listeria Control
Ep. 35. John Butts: Listeria—Seek and Destroy
Neogen: Why AOAC?
Ep. 34. Shawn Stevens: Food Industry Counsel
Ep. 33. Maple Leaf Foods: Food Safety After Tragedy
Ep. 32. Frank Yiannas: Leading Food Safety at the World's Largest Retailer
Ep. 31. Dane Bernard: Taking the Lead on HACCP
Ep. 30. IAFP 2018: USDA FSIS and More!
Ep. 29. Sean Leighton: Where Business and Food Safety Meet
Blockchain: Facts, Fiction, and Future
Ep. 28. Bob Brackett: Innovation and Research at IIT & IFSH
Ep. 27. Mike Robach: GFSI: Past, Present, and Future
Ep. 26. Kathy Gombas: FSMA Guidance
Ep. 25. Bill Marler: 25 Years of Food Safety
Ep. 24. Melanie Neumann: Getting Ready for Your FSMA Inspection
Ep. 23. Food Safety Talk on Food Safety Matters
Ep. 22. Jorge Hernandez: Transportation: The driving force behind food safety
Metagenomics: 16S Challenge
Ep. 21. Mike Cramer: Meeting the Challenges of Food Plant Sanitation
Ep. 20. Larry Keener: Validation Before Verification
Ep. 19. National Restaurant Association: ServSafe and Beyond
Ep. 18. Stop Foodborne Illness: "The why of food safety"
Ep. 17. Lee-Ann Jaykus: "The Norovirus Woman"
Ep. 16. "So... I guess we're doing this"
Allergens: Improve Your Odds to Avoid Risks
Ep. 15. Will Daniels: "It was a game changer for the industry"
Ep. 14. Hal King: "That looks really clean, but it's not"
Ep. 13. Darin Detwiler: "It's more than just a job"
Listeria Right Now: Innovations in Food Safety
Ep. 12. David Acheson M.D.: "No...that's a problem"
Ep. 11. Patricia Wester: "Preventive controls are not HACCP"
Metagenomics: A Fresh Take on Spoilage
Ep. 10. Mike Taylor: "We're in a whole new world"
Ep. 9. Bill Sperber: "We never had these problems until you came along"
Ep. 8. Ben Chapman: "We have to take a risk communication approach"
Ep. 7. Scott Brooks: "Never let a crisis go to waste"
Ep. 6. Joe Corby: "It's important to know who the players are"
Ep. 5. John Spink: "We'll never arrest our way to food protection"
Ep. 4. Steve Taylor: "The number one reason for food allergen recalls is…"
Ep. 3. Lone Jespersen: "Culture comes first"
Ep. 2. Larry Keener: "Food safety is manufactured"
Ep. 1. Dave Theno: "No one cooks their salad"
Introduction to Food Safety Matters