Don and Ben chat about meeting up in Georgia (and the awkwardness of chatting in person) and the ongoing pink slime/lean, finely textured beef saga.
- Don upgraded his phone's operating system to this, and the guys couldn't text each other.
- 'Text ya later, dude.'
- The official Food Safety Talk house band.
- Florida Association for Food Protection, where there are good banjo players.
- Tights that Ben wears every once in a while.
- Is it herbs or Herb's?
- What Dr. Micro and pathogen boy might look like.
- Five Star Day Cafe in Athens, GA where Don and Ben had dinner with Wendy Wade White.
- Larry Beuchat, who the Larry Beuchat young researcher award is so aptly named for.
- Larry's papers are too numerous to count. But since we mentioned Scott Burnett of Malt-o-Meal fame, here's a paper Larry and Scott co-authored.
- What is a log reduction?
- Carl Custer's post on FoodSafe summarizing his take on pink slime/LFTB.
- ABC News story that quotes Carl Custer.
- The American Meat Institute's comments on LFTB.
- Impact of pH Enhancement on Populations of Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, and Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Boneless Lean Beef Trimmings (Niebuhr and Dickson paper)
- Story with McDonald’s statement that Don reads as Ben rambles.
- USDA’s school choice statement.
- 2009 NY Times article on pink slime.
- Iowa State paper describing protein content of LFTB.
- Ben's food myths and memes post summarizing pink slime (myths and memes is where he posts stuff for North Carolina extension agents) post.
- BPI's YouTube channel.
- Katafiasz and Bartlett Paper that shows raw milk drinkers don't trust public health folks.
- Jamie Oliver's ammonia in beef video.
- Things that Ben used to write on genetic engineering risks (1, 2).
- Announcement that the National Academies of Science was to review ground beef purchasing for school meals.
- Blade tenderized needle tenderized meat outbreaks (1,2).
- John Luchansky's lab's work on blade tenderized meat.
- What Carl really wanted to name pink slime after.
