Don and Ben start the episode talking about podcasting background sounds like birds and stuff they are watching.The conversation goes to a new paper that Ben's group had published on the impacts (and the turns outs) of consumers washing poultry before cooking, where the pathogens seem to go and what we tell people about cleaning and sanitizing their sinks. The conversation goes to reducing paper waste and the food safety issues related to reusable containers coming into a restaurant. The guys talk about the best way to communicate oyster-linked Norovirus outbreaks and recalls to restaurants (and how much of a signal to noise problem there could be. The discussion goes to enoki mushrooms and ongoing Listeria issues and ends on a conversation of Helena Bottemiller Evich's Politico's piece about FDA's challenges and Mike Taylor’s follow-up op-ed.
Show notes so you can follow along at home:
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CFP Council III Issue: 2020 1-024 Creation of a Committee Address Reusable Scenarios in FoodMore oysters recalled in Canada as norovirus outbreak numbers grow | Food Safety News
Wisetrade Corporation Recalls Enoki Mushrooms Because of Possible Health Risk |FDA
T Fresh Company Recalls Enoki Mushrooms Because of Possible Health Risk | FDA
Top Quality Produce, Inc. Recalls Enoki Mushroom Because Of Possible Health Risk | FDA
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How the FDA’s food division fails to regulate health and safety hazards