Don't Eat Poop! A Food Safety Podcast Food Safety Specialists: Matthew Regusci and Francine L Shaw

In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are talking about the recently approved FDA’s reorganization plan, which will hopefully bring positive changes to the organization.

They discuss all the major changes being made to the FDA, including their opinions on each of them. They also talk about the acronym nightmare this is already proving to be.

But that’s not all, today Matt is busting down a widely believed food safety myth that might just shock you, so make sure to listen to the end.

In this episode:
💩 [00:54] LinkedIn Live Interview Q&A Coming Soon
💩 [02:08] The FDA’s upcoming reorganization
💩 [04:43] Doing what you have to do versus what you want to do
💩 [10:40] Changes to the FDA’s Human Foods Program
💩 [11:46] The mess of how food safety is controlled in the USA
💩 [15:15] From Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) to Office of Inspections and Investigations (OII)
💩 [17:09] Establishing the (OCMO) Office of Chief Medical Officer
💩 [18:35] Merging into the Office of Regulatory and Emerging Science (ORES)
💩 [19:15] Dealing with all the new acronyms
💩 [20:14] Creating an Office of Enterprise Transformation (OET)
💩 [21:01] Can you reorganize your way into a better culture?
💩 [23:30] Busting the food safety myth that there is a kill step in fresh produce

Disclaimer: Episode title and content do not constitute legal or health advice.
Resources from this episode
For the article Matthew was referring to check out Food Safety News’ FDA’s reorganization is official.
If you want to hear more about the $34 million funding cut for food inspections catch up on Episode 62: Food Safety Gets the Short End of the Stick (Again). 
Noteworthy quotes from this episode“I think consumers think that they can also kill pathogens in their own sinks. And they can't either until they cook it. Once they cook it over a period of time, to pickling, or something like that, or can it or whatever. ” – Matthew Regusci
“Food safety is freaking food safety, regardless. Because I live in this state, it doesn't make food safety any different than if I live in this state [...] Can we agree on that?” – Francine L Shaw

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are, unfortunately, talking about a new multi-state outbreak, this time it’s cucumbers that are carrying salmonella and putting people in the hospital.

Prepare to learn all about this most recent outbreak, as well as how outbreaks like this happen and how multi-state outbreaks have been changing over the last few years.

Make sure to listen to the end so you don’t miss out on hotel bathroom jerky and all that’s not quite right with it.

In this episode:
💩 [00:54] Saldesia’s first Goddess of Food Safety Award
💩 [03:52] Let’s talk outbreaks
💩 [05:36] The cucumber salmonella outbreak
💩 [09:20] The changing dynamics of major outbreaks
💩 [12:01] How the outbreaks can happen in the field or facility
💩 [17:12] The issue with our sanitization methods
💩 [18:05] The resistance to change in the industry
💩 [21:11] When they just don’t care: fraud
💩 [26:05] The origin of the cucumber outbreak
💩 [27:49] Our dream podcast segment
💩 [33:05] barfly7777 is back: Hotel bathroom jerky
Disclaimer: Episode title and content do not constitute legal or health advice.
Resources from this episodeCheck out the Goddess of Food Safety Award Francine received from Saldesia Corporation here.
For more on the outbreak, read the following Food Safety News articles on it:
Recalled cucumbers may be source of ongoing Salmonella outbreak
Second Salmonella outbreak reported; cucumbers are likely source
Watch barfly7777 make Hotel bathroom jerky here.
Noteworthy quotes from this episode“I talk about food safety outbreaks being a series of events in a baseball game, you could be like super ahead in a baseball game up five runs and then one inning make a whole series of errors and lose the game. That's exactly how a packing house and a field could operate.” – Matthew Regusci
“Everybody seems to think that foodborne illnesses are like one and done. You get it, you get sick and life goes on. But a lot of times with the kidney issues and some of the other issues, their conditions, they don't go away. You live with these issues forever, in some cases.” – Francine L Shaw

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Check out Francine's book Who Watches the Kitchen? on Amazon! 
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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are talking about the future again, this time they're tackling lab-grown meat — that is if one can even call it meat if it’s grown in a dish.

This is a huge new scientific development with a lot of money backing it as a potential for the future, so of course it deserves its own episode.

Tune in to hear all about lab-grown meat, facts, curiosities, and its political repercussions,  as well as its pros and cons in terms of food safety, compliance, and regulations.

In this episode:
💩 [01:05] Why Matt and Francine are talking about lab-created meat
💩 [02:51] Wanda Fish and the first cell-cultivated fish
💩 [04:05] Parasite destruction tags and the matter with sushi
💩 [07:30] The food safety ramifications of lab-grown meat
💩 [12:30] Recent lab-grown meat bans
💩 [17:06] Lab-cultivated meat facts and curiosities
💩 [19:53] Debunking a food safety myth
Disclaimer: Episode title and content do not constitute legal or health advice.
Resources from this episode

Read the Food Safety News article Matt mentions: Israel-based Wanda Fish rolls out first cell-cultivated fish.

FDA-approved lab-grown meat companies:
UPSIDE Foods website
Good Meat website
Noteworthy quotes from this episode
“No, cattle is not going extinct. You could make a huge argument that certain fish have the potential of going extinct because they're being overfished. So, where I think this really gets into a huge potential in the future is lab-based meat for fish alternatives.” – Matthew Regusci

“I'm certain there have to be risks with these products. Maybe we're moving away from Salmonella and E. coli to God knows what.” – Francine L Shaw

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Remember to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on your favorite podcast platform. Together, we can raise awareness and make a positive impact in the world of food safety!
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Connect with Francine, Matt, and the "Don't Eat Poop!" show on LinkedIn! 

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Check out Francine's book Who Watches the Kitchen? on Amazon! 
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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are talking conferences.

Francine recently attended the Food Safety Summit and the National Restaurant Association Show and she’s taking this opportunity to update Matt and their audience on what went down.

Prepare yourself for 2 very different events, some important discussions, and of course, some great anecdotes that will remind you of the importance of food safety, especially in big events like these.

In this episode:
💩 [00:50] Attending Conferences in Chicago
💩 [03:22] The differences between the  Food Safety Summit and the NRA Show
💩 [04:23] Francine’s experience at the NRA Show
💩 [08:48] Francine’s experience at the Food Safety Summit
💩 [11:36] Don’t forget that others may not know what you know so well
💩 [16:01] The Women in Food Safety Group, sexual harassment, and racism
💩 [22:02] A patty that's frozen in the middle
💩 [25:36] Blowing into single-use gloves is not a good idea
💩 [28:26] Food safety at the NRA Show
💩 [30:53] Interviewing people at the Food Safety Consortium
Disclaimer: Episode title and content do not constitute legal or health advice.

Resources from this episode
Catch up on our interview with Betsy Craig who moderated the Women in Food Safety session, on Episode 55: Making Food Safe For Everyone (Not Just Some) with Betsy Craig, CEO and Founder of MenuTrinfo®.

Catch up on our interview with Rick Biros of the Food Safety Consortium, on Episode 37: Food Safety and Cannabis: Trust, Consumers, and More - An Interview with Rick Biros. 

Register for the Food Safety Consortium 2024 here.

Noteworthy quotes from this episode
“When I have a team and I'm training them, I get to go out and experience a conference with them. And I get to see it through their eyes. Like, that information isn't new for me, but to see how excited they get from receiving that information, and how motivated they are, and how more they understand their role provides excitement to me.” – Matthew Regusci
“We forget that while this information isn't new to us, for some of the individuals that are there, it is very new to them.” – Francine L Shaw

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Remember to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on your favorite podcast platform. Together, we can raise awareness and make a positive impact in the world of food safety!
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Check out Francine's book Who Watches the Kitchen? on Amazon! 
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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are joined by Sara Jane Bellocchi, a Functional Consultant at TraceGains. They talk about how much of a game-changer a tool like TraceGains can be, especially when it comes to supply chain management.

You’ll learn that there is a better way to do things that doesn't involve Excel, manual data, or having to access 18 different platforms for each of your suppliers just so you can become compliant.

Tune in for a short and sweet episode that’s packed full of information about the power of the network and more.

In this episode:
💩 [01:12] Sara Jane’s journey in the food safety industry
💩 [02:21] Showing people there’s a better way to do supply chain management
💩 [04:03] The power of the TraceGains’ Network
💩 [06:03] The benefit of having all documentation in one platform
💩 [06:52] The evolution of TraceGains and its offerings
💩 [08:12] Supply chain management success stories
💩 [10:18] What’s great about the Food Safety Consortium and what could change
💩 [11:42] What trust means to Sara Jane

Resources from this episode
Register for the Food Safety Consortium 2024 here.

TraceGains website tracegains.com.

Noteworthy quotes from this episode
“They fill it out once and then it goes to everyone that they're connected with instead of having to go to 18 different portals and upload 18 different sets of documents and remember all those passwords. The power of the network makes the supplier’s life easier as well as the quality manager’s life easier.” – Sara Jane Bellocchi

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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 in to hear the reasons why and how David and Neogen are working to change the tide.

In this episode:
💩 [01:57] Meet David and Neogen 
💩 [03:09] The first major food safety incident David witnessed
💩 [05:00] The type of testing that most companies use and how it works
💩 [07:49] The importance of testing in food safety
💩 [10:49] The problem of managing testing information on spreadsheets and paper
💩 [14:45] David’s mission at Neogen to bring food safety to the present
💩 [16:40] Using spreadsheets doesn’t actually mean the process is digitized 
💩 [18:02] What it takes for food safety to become preventative instead of reactive 
💩 [19:19] What’s great about the Food Safety Consortium
💩 [20:14] Trust and how our jobs interfere with how we see it
💩 [26:14] The other side of Neogen: making food safe upstream
Disclaimer: Episode title and content do not constitute legal or health advice.
Resources from this episode
Register for the Food Safety Consortium 2024 here.
Neogen website neogen.com. 
Noteworthy quotes from this episode
“The problem is that the corporate management at food companies hasn't found a way to justify the digital transformation that needs to take place. And it's not that they don't want to, it's that the food industry operates at the lowest margins of any industry in the world. On average, it's only a 2.8% margin, which is the lowest in all industries in the world.” – David Hatch
We hope you enjoy this episode!Remember to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on your favorite podcast platform. Together, we can raise awareness and make a positive impact in the world of food safety!
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Connect with David, Francine, Matt, and the "Don't Eat Poop!" show on LinkedIn! 
Share your thoughts and feedback on the show and feel free to offer any topics you would like to hear discussed.
Check out Francine's book Who Watches the Kitchen? on Amazon! 
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