Best Francine L Shaw Podcasts (2025)

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Food Allergy Dangers & Labeling Fails in Food Safety | Episode 118 36:14

12h ago36:14

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In this raw and eye-opening episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine tackle one of the deadliest (and most misunderstood) topics in the food industry: food allergies. Prompted by a tragic case of a mislabeled cookie causing a grandmother’s death, they break down how simple labeling mistakes and casual attitudes toward allergens can h…

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Cockroach Infestation Horror Stories and What They Reveal About Food Safety | Episode 117 30:03

8d ago30:03

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine dive into the dark, crunchy underbelly of food safety: cockroach infestations. They kick things off with a recent incident at Erewhon’s luxury tonic bar in Santa Monica, temporarily shut down after cockroaches were discovered in a cabinet. But things quickly escalate when Francine shar…

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Some Growing Food Safety Threats That Most Don't Think About But Can Gravely Affect Your Facility | Episode 116 32:50

15d ago32:50

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are talking about some growing threats to food safety: cyber attacks, food terrorism, and food fraud. For some time, these were associated with external threats, as was the case with JBS's Russian ransomware attack, which stopped 30% of the American meat supply back in 2021, and the le…

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Gloves: Risks and Solutions for the Most Overlooked Zone 1 Food Safety Item with Steve Ardagh, CEO & Founder of Eagle Protect | Episode 115 44:36

22d ago44:36

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are joined by Steve Ardagh, the CEO and Founder of Eagle Protect, now as our official sponsor. He’s also known as the “Glove Guy” and is on a mission to save the world one glove at a time. He’s been on the podcast before, and we’ve also talked about his research and glove safety on oth…

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All Food Recalls Are Not the Same, But Here’s How You Can Be Ready For When One Comes with Roger Hancock, CEO of Recall InfoLink | Episode 114 42:17

29d ago42:17

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are welcoming Roger Hancock, the CEO of Recall InfoLink, back to the podcast straight from the Food Safety Consortium once again to talk about... you guessed it: Food Recalls! Prepare to dive even deeper into food recalls this time around with lots of multilevel questions followed by f…

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Always Learn Something New About Food Safety with Tina Brillinger from GFSR | Episode 113 23:51

1M ago23:51

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are joined by Tina Brillinger, the president and CEO of Global Food Safety Resource (GFSR), straight from the Food Safety Consortium 2024. You’ll learn more about the world-leading food safety resource for helping food professionals with food safety compliance, as well as its podcast. …

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The Administration for Healthy America (AHA): Understand What It Is and How It’ll Affect U.S. Food Safety | Episode 112 46:48

1M ago46:48

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are discussing a true alphabet soup of changes in the U.S. Health Agencies. In late March 2025, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the current U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced the Transformation to Make America Healthy Again. This will entail a great restructuring and c…

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What They Don’t Tell You About Decaf Coffee That You Should Absolutely Know | Episode 111 24:38

2M ago24:38

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are talking about the ongoing Class II recall of Our Family’s Traverse City Cherry-Flavored Decaf Light Roast Ground Coffee from the parent company Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA due to mislabeling. They use this opportunity to share some little-known truths about decaf coffee that consu…

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When Dead Chickens Fly: The Current Issue With American Chicken Processing Plants | Episode 110 26:34

2M ago26:34

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are discussing a new development in the poultry industry: a waiver made during the pandemic that allowed poultry plants to increase their speeds from 140 to 175 birds per minute has now been made permanent. This change raises numerous concerns around how to guarantee that the meat bein…

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It’s Been Punted Yet Again. Companies Get 30 Extra Months to Comply with FSMA 204 | Episode 109 33:37

2M ago33:37

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are talking about some very frustrating but (unfortunately) not surprising news: the FSMA 204 implementation process has been pushed off yet again and the food industry now has 30 additional months to become fully compliant. Tune in to discover what FSMA 204 is all about, why it matter…

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How Changes in U.S. Food Agencies Are Putting Food Safety in America at Risk | Episode 108 48:38

2M ago48:38

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are talking about a very important but also potentially controversial topic: how the significant changes that are happening with this new administration in the USDA, CDC, FDA, and other U.S. agencies that oversee food will impact food safety and the lives of American citizens. Tune in …

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The Food Safety Risks of At-home Freeze Drying and How to Mitigate Them | Episode 107 36:49

3M ago36:49

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are alone again for a change. Matt brought up a very important topic for discussion: at-home freeze drying, something that’s quickly growing in popularity. Matt confessed that he has some ulterior motives behind his topic choice. He wants a freeze dryer in his home, but he’s still tryi…

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Food Safety Voices: Communicating Effectively in Challenging Times (LinkedIn Live) | Episode 106 1:05:23

3M ago1:05:23

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are sharing with you the food safety star-studded “Food Safety Voices: Communicating Effectively in Challenging Times” LinkedIn Live with guests: Bryan Armentrout, Dr. Darin Detwiler, Jill Stuber, and Tia Glave. These are six of the most recognized voices in food safety and they came t…

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Unbelievable Stories From Health Inspections Gone Wrong with Kim Carlton, from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture | Episode 105 22:25

3M ago22:25

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are joined by Kim Carlton, the Retail Food Program Manager at the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, straight from the 2024 FDA Retail Food Seminar & IEHA Annual Education Conference. As you probably know by now, with federalism in the US, the federal government, the states, the coun…

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Navigating FDA Compliance and Recent Tariff and Regulation Changes with David Lennarz, President of Registrar Corp | Episode 104 48:55

3M ago48:55

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are joined by David Lennarz, the President of Registrar Corp, a company that helps their clients to become and continue to be compliant with U.S. FDA Regulations. According to Matt, David is one of the most important, least-known people in the American food and beverage, cosmetic, medi…

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A Closer Look at the Food and Beverage Industry Through Market Intelligence with Food and Beverage Editor Nevin Barich | Episode 103 37:13

4M ago37:13

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are joined by Nevin Barich, the food and beverage guru of Industry Intelligence Inc. With 15+ years working as a curator and editor of all information and content out there about the food and beverage industry that his company can gather, Nevin shares a little bit of how this type of m…

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The Foundation of Food Safety and How to Become a Better Food Safety Professional and Leader with Elena Montoya | Episode 102 36:49

4M ago36:49

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are joined by Food Safety Sanitation Professional Elena Montoya. She has been one of the podcast’s most loyal listeners, and if you look through Francine’s, Matt’s, and the Don’t Eat Poop!’s posts on LinkedIn, you will certainly find one of her comments, which are always very thoughtfu…

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Changing the Definition of Food and Consumer Safety with Jaclyn Bowen from Clean Label Project | Episode 101 55:20

4M ago55:20

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are joined by Jaclyn Bowen, the Executive Director of the Clean Label Project. Food toxicology is the next frontier of food safety, and it’s not just coming, it's already here. That’s why we need to change and expand the definition of food safety from only protecting consumers from mic…

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The Tables Have Turned: Bill Marler Interviews Our Hosts Matt and Francine | Episode 100 41:54

4M ago41:54

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are celebrating their 100th episode and 2 years of the podcast. Incredible, right? This means that this isn’t just your regular old episode. To make this milestone extra special, they decided to switch things up and invited the incredible Bill Marler, the nation's leading foodborne ill…

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20 Food Items You Don’t Actually Need to Refrigerate | Episode 99 45:25

4M ago45:25

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are going through the things we put in our refrigerator that don’t actually need to be in there. Prepare to be surprised about some of the 20 food items they cover. We for sure thought they had to be refrigerated, but it turns out they don’t. In other cases, you’ll discover that puttin…

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A Culture of Doing the Right Thing with Sharon Beals from SKKB LLC | Episode 98 36:48

5M ago36:48

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are joined by Sharon Beals from SKKB LLC, straight from the Food Safety Consortium 2024. Sharon truly cares about this work of keeping food safe. She has more than 40 years of experience in food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance, and during that time held senior-level roles ac…

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Insider Knowledge on the FDA's Traceability Rule FSMA 204 and Its Implementation with Andrew Kennedy from iFoodDS | Episode 97 34:34

5M ago34:34

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are joined by Andrew Kennedy from iFoodDS, straight from the Food Safety Consortium 2024. Andrew worked in the FDA and was one of the key people involved in writing the FDA's Traceability Rule FSMA 204, and in this episode he is sharing some insights into the process. He also talks abo…

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Francine Wants a Poop-Free Salad | Episode 96 33:35

5M ago33:35

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are wrapping up the year by discussing the produce industry and how the shocking number of produce recalls in 2024 clearly shows that what they’re doing is far from working. They talk about this year’s outbreaks and explore new food-safe technologies that can address the problem, such …

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Don’t Kill Your Loved Ones During the Holidays | Episode 95 32:56

5M ago32:56

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are sharing some food safety tips for safe holiday cooking. There are a lot of holiday parties this time of year, and you don't want to spend most of the time on your knees in the bathroom with your head over the toilet. So, tune in to learn how to protect yourself, your family, and yo…

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The Realities of Life as a Health Inspector with Justin Dwyer, Environmental Health Practitioner | Episode 94 43:43

6M ago43:43

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are joined by Justin Dwyer, an Environmental Health Practitioner for Peoria City/County Health Department, straight from the 2024 FDA Retail Food Seminar & IEHA Annual Education Conference. Justin shares a little bit about the different parts of his job: handling food recalls, doing le…

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Letter from a Widow of Boar’s Head Listeria Liverwurst | Episode 93 19:05

6M ago19:05

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are tying a knot in the Boar’s Head Listeria outbreak now that the outbreak has been deemed over by the CDC. They share the final toll of the outbreak, discuss the reality of underreporting, and talk about its impacts. They also share the very grave and necessary letter from one of Bil…

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A Recap of 2024’s Major Outbreaks with Bill Marler | Episode 92 41:43

6M ago41:43

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are joined by Bill Marler, the nation's leading foodborne illness attorney, to discuss some of the major outbreaks of 2024 (so far) and there are many. According to Matt, it feels like the industry, in terms of a lot of amazing brands, decided to throw their brands into a dumpster, put…

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Food Safety Resources for the Retail Food Industry with FDA Retail Food Specialist Carolyn White | Episode 91 28:18

6M ago28:18

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are joined by FDA Retail Food Specialist Carolyn White at the 2024 FDA Retail Food Seminar & IEHA Annual Education Conference. No one is happy to see a health inspector, right? Well, today’s guest will help reframe that point of view as she shows that a health inspector is NOT the enem…

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Rethinking How Things Are Done to Solve Food Safety Problems with Steven Mandernach from AFDO | Episode 90 52:00

7M ago52:00

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are joined by Steven Mandernach, Executive Director at the Association of Food and Drug Officials, straight from the Food Safety Consortium 2024. “I never thought of it that way” is something you’ll catch yourself saying throughout this episode full of gems. Prepare yourself to better …

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The 13th Annual Food Safety Consortium Recap | Episode 89 26:36

7M ago26:36

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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…

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McDonald’s, Here We Go Again: Deadly E. Coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald’s | Episode 88 35:31

7M ago35:31

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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 …

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The Impacts of American Federalism on US Food Safety with Doug Farquhar | Episode 87 44:54

7M ago44:54

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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…

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Ask Us Anything! (LinkedIn Live) | Episode 86 37:03

7M ago37:03

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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, th…

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The Road to Food Safety with Deborah Blum, Award-Winning Author of “The Poison Squad” | Episode 85 1:00:26

8M ago1:00:26

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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 findin…

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Preventative Instead of Reactive Food Safety with Patrick Quade, Founder and CEO of Iwaspoisoned.com | Episode 84 37:34

8M ago37:34

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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 t…

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The Future of Food Safety (Keynote at 2024 FDA Retail Food Seminar & Annual Education Conference) | Episode 83 38:05

8M ago38:05

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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 …

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Household Foods in The US That Are Banned in Other Countries | Episode 82 38:11

8M ago38:11

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, food safety industry veterans Matt and Francine are taking you through a list of 29 common foods that are approved in the United States, but banned in other countries. Prepare yourself to be surprised by the bad foods and thoroughly entertained by our hosts and the stories of how they consume these products in th…

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Global Glove Safety Day and Other Big Food Safety Issues with “Food Safety Icon” Dr. Darin Detwiler | Episode 81 1:01:43

9M ago1:01:43

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine welcome back an esteemed guest onto the podcast, the food safety expert and advocate Dr. Darin Detwiler. He’s here to spread the word about the Global Glove Safety Day initiative, taking place on September 18th, during Food Safety Education Month. This day serves as a compelling remind…

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Don’t Drink Poop! Olympians Swimming in the Seine | Episode 80 26:36

9M ago26:36

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are turning their attention to the Olympics where some of the athletes were unfortunately drinking poop while competing in the river Seine. You’ll hear all about the controversial situation, including the “cleaning” of the Seine River and the Olympic athletes that fell ill after swimmi…

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Breaking News: What's Going on with Boar's Head? The Latest of This Listeria Outbreak with Bill Marler 50:05

9M ago50:05

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In this bonus episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, Francine and Matt are joined by a very special guest, Bill Marler, a leading expert in food safety. Together, they dive into the Boar’s Head Listeria outbreak, shedding light on how things went so wrong and why it’s crucial for food companies to take responsibility when outbreaks like this occur. You’ll hea…

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The Food Safety Side of the Cannabis Industry with Carly Bader of Willow Industries | Episode 79 11:10

9M ago11:10

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are joined by Carly Bader, Manager of Science at Willow Industries, a cannabis decontamination technology company. Just like foods and beverages, cannabis can also be contaminated with microbial diseases such as salmonella and E. coli. In this episode, you’ll learn more about that as w…

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Replay: Do You Know How to Get Rid of Salmonella? | Episode 78 34:12

9M ago34:12

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After the Quaker Oats food recall case study was featured in the last episode, food safety industry veterans Francine L. Shaw and Matt Ragucci decided to bring back this important episode that was aired shortly after that recall happened. In this conversation, Matt and Francine spotlight an important discussion on developing standard food safety pr…

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Quaker Oats Salmonella Food Recall Case Study | Episode 77 28:01

10M ago28:01

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are once more talking about the Quaker Oats Salmonella Recall, this time in light of the public FDA letter that got sent to PepsiCo about the case. They are doing a case study of this food recall, breaking it down, and making it meaningful for the people that are on the ground managing…

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Silk and Great Value Brand Plant-based Milk Listeria Outbreak in Canada | Episode 76 27:21

10M ago27:21

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are talking about a Listeria outbreak in Canada that was traced back to Silk and Great Value brand plant-based milk, both produced in the same Danone Canada facility. Tune in as they make sense of what went wrong, talk about the consequences of such a recall, and educate us about Liste…

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China’s Cooking Oil Scandal | Episode 75 27:45

10M ago27:45

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are talking about Chinese food safety after an outrageous cooking oil scandal in China. Tune in for all the details, some insight into how it happened and what it may mean for food safety in China. Also learn about the shocking number of diseases spread through food. In this episode: 💩…

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Lead and Other Heavy Metals in Tampons | Episode 74 22:31

10M ago22:31

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are talking about something that does not fall within the realm of food safety but still needs to be discussed because it affects millions of women: tampons. They are going over some recent studies that show there are lead, arsenic, and other potentially toxic chemicals in tampons and …

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Don’t Wash Your Chicken, Seriously | Episode 73 30:11

11M ago30:11

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are talking about chicken, more specifically about how you should NOT wash raw chicken. The problem is that the majority of Americans wash raw poultry even though that does more harm than good. So, today our hosts are tackling this big issue. Since salmonella is already in debate they …

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Double Whammy: Chocolate and Coffee Simultaneous Recalls | Episode 72 32:51

11M ago32:51

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are talking about two of people’s favorite things: chocolate and coffee. Unfortunately, it’s for a not-so-great reason: major product recalls. Tune in to learn all about the recall of over 4 million pounds of chocolate potentially contaminated with salmonella. As well as the recall of …

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Child Labor in the Food Industry | Episode 71 25:12

11M ago25:12

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine take on the challenging but important topic of child labor. This is relevant for food safety because the majority of working children worldwide work in agriculture. This is a topic that is close to Matt’s and Francine’s hearts as both worked many different jobs when they were still chi…

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Top 10 Food Safety Scandals | Episode 70 37:32

11M ago37:32

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are going through the list of the 10 Worst Food Safety Scandals in recent history, which include both national and international outbreaks that resulted in serious health consequences, deaths, and widespread outrage. You will hear about what some of these outbreaks were like from the i…

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